Role of behaviour in biological invasions and species distributions; lessons from interactions between the invasive Gammarus pulex and the native G. duebeni (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Dick, Jaimie T A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Animal behaviour; Gammarus; Interspecific competition; Intraguild predation; Invasive species; Species distributions

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; GAMMARUS PULEX;

EID: 53849118125     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07702005     Document Type: Article

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