The impact of invasive fish on an endemic Cyprinodon species flock (Teleostei) from Laguna Chichancanab, Yucatan, Mexico

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 408-418

  Strecker, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astyanax; Exotic fish; Oreochromis; Parasite load; Pupfish; Sympatric speciation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; PARASITE INFESTATION; TELEOST;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX FASCIATUS; CHARACIDAE; CICHLIDAE; CYPRINODON; CYPRINODON BELTRANI; CYPRINODON SIMUS; GAMBUSIA SEXRADIATA; NEMATODA; OREOCHROMIS; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33751027008     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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