Two endemic and endangered fishes, Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948) and Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) as only survivors in a small sulphidic habitat

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-533

  Tobler, M ^a,b   Riesch, R ^b   Garcia De Leon F J ^c   Schlupp, I ^b   Plath, M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Competitive exclusion; Conservation biology; Extremophiles; Fish communities; Hydrogen sulphide

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GAMBUSIA EURYSTOMA; PISCES; POECILIA SULPHURARIA; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 38949102678     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01716.x     Document Type: Article

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