Patterns of abundance and habitat use by Nannoperca obscura (Yarra pygmy perch) and Nannoperca australis (Southern pygmy perch)

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 61-72

  Woodward, Greg M A ^a   Malone, Brian S ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

N. australis; Nannoperca obscura

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT USE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

NANNOPERCA; NANNOPERCA AUSTRALIS; NANNOPERCA OBSCURA; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 0038685234     PISSN: 00359211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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