External morphology of a Slovenian population of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (L.) from a habitat with extreme thermal conditions

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-311

  Sumer S ^a,e   Kovac V ^b   Povz, M ^c   Slatner, M ^d  

^a EBRA ^*  (Slovenia)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^c Ulica Bratov U akar   (Slovenia)

^d Fishery Society of Bre ice   (Slovenia)

^e EBRA Company for Biological and Computer Analysis and Services Ltd   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SAVA RIVER; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 29044432378     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2005.00691.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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