Habitat quality affects the condition of Barbus sclateri in Mediterranean semi-arid streams

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-22

  Oliva Paterna, Francisco J ^a   Miñano, Pedro A ^a   Torralva, Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Habitat differences; Mass length relationships; Stream fish

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; STREAM;

SPAIN;

BARBUS; BARBUS BARBUS; BARBUS SCLATERI; RIPARIA;

EID: 0038379572     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024481928161     Document Type: Article

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