First U.K. recording in the wild of the bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1280-1282

  Britton, J R ^a,b   Davies, G D ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis; Introduction; Non native

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS;

EID: 34247201151     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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