Feral Goldfish (Carassius auratus) in Western Australia: A case study from the Vasse River

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Morgan, D L ^a   Beatty, S J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carassius auratus; Feral goldfish; Vasse River; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIET; FISH; FRESHWATER; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VASSE RIVER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; PISCES;

EID: 44849107645     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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