Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae) for the first time in Italy

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-104

  Casellato, Sandra ^a   La Piana, Giovanni ^a   Latella, Leonardo ^b   Ruffo, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Biological invasions; Dikerogammarus villosus; Native species displacement

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE GARDA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS STAMMERI; GAMMARIDAE;

EID: 33745714524     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000500502293     Document Type: Article

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