Description of the larval development of Galaxias maculates in landlocked lentic and lotic systems in Western Australia

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 563-569

  Chapman, Andrew ^a   Morgan, David L ^a   Gill, Howard S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common galaxias; Fin ray counts; Flexion and postflexion larvae; Preflexion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HATCHING; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MOTILITY; RIVER; SALMONID;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GALAXIAS; GALAXIAS MACULATUS; GALAXIIDAE;

EID: 70350180824     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510022     Document Type: Article

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