Introduction and dispersion of the bullhead, Cottus gobio L., in a sub-Arctic salmon river in northern Finland

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-146

  Pihlaja, O ^a   Niemela E ^a   Erkinaro, J ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bullhead; Cottus gobio; Dispersal; Distribution; Introduced species; Northern Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

BULLHEAD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED FISH;

FINLAND, UTSJOKI RIVER;

COTTUS GOBIO;

EID: 0031745662     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1998.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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