Impacts of mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, on black mudfish, Neochanna diversus

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1215-1223

  Ling, Nicholas ^a   Willis, Kate ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black mudfish; Competition; Conservation; Gambusia affinis; Mosquitofish; Neochanna diversus; Predation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISH; HYDROPERIOD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WHANGAMARINO;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; NEOCHANNA DIVERSUS;

EID: 30844447218     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517387     Document Type: Article

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