Longitudinal size distributions of bluegill bullies (Gobiomorphus hubbsi) and torrentfish (Cheimarrichthys fosteri) in two large New Zealand rivers

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 643-651

  Atkinson, Nicola K ^a   Joy, Michael K ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; Null models; Quantile regression; Size trajectories; Stability

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCIFORM; POPULATION SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; HUTT RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; RAKAIA RIVER; SOUTH ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHEIMARRICHTHYS FOSTERI; GOBIOMORPHUS HUBBSI; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PHILYPNODON; RAKAIA;

EID: 70350176683     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510030     Document Type: Article

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