The Introduced Butterfly Peacock (Cichla ocellaris) in Florida. II. Food and Reproductive Biology

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-113

  Shafland, Paul L ^a  

^a Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly peacock; Disturbed habitats; Exotic fish; Fecundity; Gonadal somatic indices; Introduced fishes; Largemouth bass; Predator relationships; Sex ratios; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

CICHLA OCELLARIS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 0347867009     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641269991319207     Document Type: Article

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