| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 574 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of illustrations) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
This book is a comprehensive guide to the identification of 800 species of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans from southern Australian marine waters. It is liberally illustrated with more than 1000 line drawings giving good views of many species as well as diagnostic illustrations. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; What is a crustacean?; Scope of this work; Crustaceans of special interest; History and resources; Environment, ecology and biogeography; Structure of this book, and some advice!; 2. Systematics; Classification of the Decapoda; Key to suborders and infraorders of Decapoda and similar Crustacea; 3. Dendrobranchiata -- prawns and midwater shrimps; Penaeoidea; Sergestoidea; 4. Caridea -- shrimps; Box: Simple key to common shallow-water caridean families; Pasiphaeoidea; Oplophoroidea; Atyoidea; Bresilioidea; Nematocarcinoidea; Stylodactyloidea. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Decapoda (Crustacea) -- Australia -- Identification.
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Decapoda (Crustacea) |
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Subject |
Decapoda (Crustacea) -- Australia -- Classification.
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Stomatopoda -- Australia -- Identification.
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Stomatopoda. |
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Stomatopoda -- Australia -- Classification.
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| Genre/Form |
Classification.
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Electronic books.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Ahyong, Shane T.
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CSIRO (Australia)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Poore, Gary C.B. Marine decapod Crustacea of southern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia : CSIRO Pub., ©2004 0643069062 (DLC) 2004484459 (OCoLC)56669180 |
| ISBN |
0643092129 (electronic book) |
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9780643092129 (electronic book) |
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1283154439 |
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9781283154437 |
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