Non-native fishes in the Mediterranean from the Red Sea, by way of the Suez Canal

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-262

  Mavruk, Sinan ^a   Avsar, Dursun ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Invasion; Lessepsianfishes; Mediterranean ichthiofauna; Spreading; Suez Canal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; MIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; SUEZ CANAL;

PISCES;

EID: 45849149604     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-007-9073-7     Document Type: Review

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