Behavioral constraints for the spread of the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki (Poeciliidae)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Alemadi, Shireen D ^a   Jenkins, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Habitat; Invasive; Leaf litter; Sex; Water depth

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CYPRINID; DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT TYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WATER DEPTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 38349129847     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9109-x     Document Type: Article

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