Recruitment dynamics and size structure in experimental populations of the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2000, Pages 216-221

  Benoît, Hugues P ^a,b   Post, John R ^a   Barbet, Alison D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; REFUGE; SIZE STRUCTURE;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 0033982626     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)2000[0216:RDASSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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