Changes in morphological characteristics of an introduced population of the threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus in Lake Towada, northern Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-300

  Mori, Seiichi ^a   Takamura, Noriko ^b  

^a GIFU KEIZAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Introduction; Lake Towada; Large body size; Morphological characteristics; Threespine stickleback

Indexed keywords

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244251848     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0232-8     Document Type: Article

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