Reproductive biology of the northern starhead topminnow, Fundulus dispar (Osteichthyes: Fundulidae), with a review of data for freshwater members of the genus

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-164

  Taylor, Christopher A ^a   Burr, Brooks M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULIDAE; FUNDULUS DISPAR; MOPS; OSTEICHTHYES;

EID: 0031057353     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426764     Document Type: Article

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