Assessment of the movement behaviour of the bullhead (Cottus gobio), an endangered European freshwater fish

Animal Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-226

  Knaepkens, Guy ^a   Baekelandt, K ^a   Eens, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bullhead; Conservation; Cottus gobio; Freshwater fish; Mark and recapture; Movement behavior

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; SEASONALITY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

COTTUS GOBIO;

EID: 25844432060     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1570756054472845     Document Type: Article

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