Review on the biology of Emerita analoga (Crustacea: Anomura) in the western coast of South America.

GUSTAVO ALEJANDRO LOVRICH; SOTELANO, M.PAULA

Coquimbo, Chile

Congreso; Mid-Year Meeting The Crustacean Society; 2007

Universidad de Coquimbo / The Crustacean Society

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