Mosquitofish life history in a Mediterranean wetland

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 13-16, 2007, Pages 887-900

  Scalici, Massimiliano ^a   Avetrani, Paolo ^a   Gibertini, Giancarlo ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyprinodontiformes; Gambusia holbrooki; Growth; Life history; Pisces; Population structure; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CURVATURE; CYPRINID; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; PISCES;

EID: 34250195340     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701325433     Document Type: Article

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