Morphological and life-history differentiation between littoral and pelagic forms of pumpkinseed

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1099-1115

  Gillespie, G J ^a   Fox, M G ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Body shape; Centrarchids; Maturation; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LIFE HISTORY; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 1642297151     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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