Range extension and new locality records for the Stonecat, Noturus flavus, in Manitoba: Evidence for a recent natural invasion

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-224

  McCulloch, Bruce R ^a   Stewart, Kenneth W ^b  

^a Westworth Assoc Environmental Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assiniboine River; Dams; Dispersal; Invasion; Manitoba; Noturus flavus; Red River; Stonecat

Indexed keywords

FISH; RANGE EXPANSION;

CANADA, MANITOBA;

NOTURUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0031685388     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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