Postflood movements and population connectivity in gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-365

  Chapman, P ^a   Warburton, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Flood; Gambusia; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FISH; FLOODING; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT;

GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 33751063192     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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