Distribution, endemism and threat status of freshwater fishes in the Western Ghats of India

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-136

  Dahanukar, Neelesh ^a,b,d,e,f   Raut, Rupesh ^a,b,e,f   Bhat, Anuradha ^c  

^a RANWA   (India)

^b ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^d Shashi Apartments ^*  (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^f Western Ghats Biodiversity Network   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Distribution; Diversity; Endemism; Fish fauna; Threat status; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642441691     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0305-0270.2003.01016.x     Document Type: Review

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