An example of niche partitioning between Dikerogammarus villosus and other invasive and native gammarids: A field study

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-88

  Kley, Axel ^a   Maier, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Gammarids; Invasive species; Niche partitioning

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CRUSTACEAN; NICHE PARTITIONING;

DANUBE RIVER; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE RIVER; WORLD;

CORBICULA; DIKEROGAMMARUS; DIKEROGAMMARUS BISPINOSUS; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS ROESELI; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 23044483915     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2005.85     Document Type: Article

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