New records of the centropagid Boeckella triarticulata (Thomson, 1883) (Copepoda: Calanoida) in Northern Italy: Evidence of a successful invasion?

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Ferrari, Ireneo ^a   Rossetti, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien species; Calanoida; Invasion; Italy; Po River; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547711206     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2006.1.4.5     Document Type: Article

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