Ground-truthing the impact of invasive species: Spatio-temporal overlap between native least chub and introduced western mosquitofish

Biological Invasions

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 857-869

  Ayala, Jill R ^a   Rader, Russell B ^a   Belk, Mark C ^a   Schaalje, G Bruce ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyprinidae; Invasive fish; Mosquitofish; Spatio temporal overlap; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; DIEL VARIATION; HABITAT USE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROCOSM; NATIVE SPECIES; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; IOTICHTHYS; IOTICHTHYS PHLEGETHONTIS;

EID: 34548672807     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9087-4     Document Type: Article

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