Behavioural interactions between the introduced plague minnow Gambusia holbrooki and the vulnerable native Australian ornate rainbowfish Rhadinocentrus ornatus, under experimental conditions

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1714-1729

  Keller, K ^a   Brown, C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural interactions; Gambusia; Introduced; Invasive; Native; Niche shift

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; RHADINOCENTRUS ORNATUS;

EID: 55949129368     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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