Life-history traits of invasive bighead goby Neogobius kessleri (Günther, 1861) from the middle Danube River, with a reflection on which goby species may win the competition

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Kovac V ^a   Copp, G H ^b   Sousa, R P ^c  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; NEOGOBIUS; NEOGOBIUS KESSLERI; PONTICOLA KESSLERI;

EID: 64549083371     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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