Evolutionary distinctiveness and status of the endangered Lake Eacham rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis)

Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-93

  Zhu, Danqing ^a   Degnan, Sandie ^a   Moritz, Craig ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; GENETIC VARIATION; RAINBOWFISH;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, LAKE EACHAM;

MELANOTAENIA EACHAMENSIS; MELANOTAENIA SPLENDIDA SPLENDIDA;

EID: 0031977185     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.96330.x     Document Type: Article

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