Salinity tolerance of non-native Asian swamp eels (Teleostei: Synbranchidae) in Florida, USA: Comparison of three populations and implications for dispersal

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Schofield, Pamela J ^a   Nico, Leo G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Monopterus; Nonindigenous species; Osmoregulation; Synbranchidae

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DISPERSAL; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

OPHISTERNON BENGALENSE; SYNBRANCHIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 67349160742     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9456-9     Document Type: Article

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