Patchy distribution of a fluvial sculpin, Cottus nozawae, in the Gakko River system at the southern margin of its native range

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-286

  Yagami, Tetsuhiko ^a   Goto, Akira ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distribution pattern; Freshwater sculpin; Habitat fragmentation; Southern range limit; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

COTTUS GOBIO; COTTUS NOZAWAE;

EID: 0034350064     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02674251     Document Type: Article

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