Functional groups of lagoon fish species in Languedoc Roussillon, southern France

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 970-983

  Dumay, O ^a   Tari, P S ^a   Tomasini, J A ^a   Mouillot, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Exotic species; Functional traits; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COASTAL LAGOON; FISH; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ATHERINA; CALLIONYMUS; CALLIONYMUS PUSILLUS; GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; PISCES; SYNGNATHUS;

EID: 1942457216     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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