Biogeography and breeding in Gymnotiformes from Uruguay

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-338

  Silva, Ana ^a,b   Quintana, Laura ^a,b   Galeano, Matías ^a,b   Errandonea, Pablo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Distribution; Electric fish; pH; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BREEDING; CONDUCTIVITY; PH; PHOTOPERIOD; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TEMPERATURE;

URUGUAY;

BRACHYHYPOPOMUS PINNICAUDATUS; ELECTRIC FISH; GYMNOTIFORMES; GYMNOTUS; GYMNOTUS CARAPO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038509023     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023986600069     Document Type: Article

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