Morphological differentiation in introduced pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (L.) occupying different habitat zones in Portuguese reservoirs

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. C, 2006, Pages 79-94

  Bhagat, Y ^a   Fox, M G ^a   Ferreira, M T ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Body form; Centrarchid; Introduced species; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESERVOIR;

CENTRARCHIDAE; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 33845543679     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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