Discriminating Gila robusta and Gila cypha: Risk assessment and the endangered species act

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 958-967

  Mcelroy, Douglas M ^a   Shoemaker, Julie A ^a   Douglas, Michael E ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River; Conservation and management; Discriminant analysis; Endangered species; Gila; Hybridization; Morphology; Producer's vs. consumer's risk; Taxonomic distinctness; Video image analysis

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; GILA; GILA CYPHA; GILA ROBUSTA; PISCES;

EID: 0030731983     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0958:dgragc]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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