Strategies of a successful new invader in European fresh waters: Fecundity and reproductive potential of the Ponto-Caspian amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus in the Austrian Danube, compared with the indigenous Gammarus fossarum and G. roeseli

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-63

  Pöckl, Manfred ^a,b,c  

^a University of Vienna ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c State Government of Lower Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brood development time; Comparison with indigenous species; D. villosus; Fecundity; Invasion; Number and size of eggs

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; DANUBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; LOWER AUSTRIA; SPITZ;

DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS ROESELI;

EID: 33845564675     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01671.x     Document Type: Article

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