Impacts of Oreochromis mossambicus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) upon habitat segregation among cyprinodontids (Cyprinodontiformes) of a species flock in Mexico

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 647-656

  Fuselier, Linda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyprinodon; Habitat segregation; Laguna Chichancanab; Mexico; Species flock; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TILAPIA;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TILAPIA;

EID: 0035383632     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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