Ontogenetic variability in the external morphology of monkey goby, Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) and its relevance to invasion potential

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 607, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-26

  Čápová, Mária ^a   Zlatnická, Ivana ^a   Kováč, Vladimír ^a   Katina, Stanislav ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Danube catchment; Ponto Caspian gobies; Shape analysis

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GRAVEL; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS;

NEOGOBIUS FLUVIATILIS; PONTO-CASPIAN GOBIES; SHAPE ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CATCHMENT; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; SHAPE ANALYSIS;

DANUBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

APOLLONIA FLUVIATILIS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; NEOGOBIUS; PONTICOLA KESSLERI;

EID: 44249095819     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9361-9     Document Type: Article

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