Factors influencing tropical island freshwater fishes:Species, status, and management implications in puerto rico;Factores que influencian a los peces tropicales de agua dulce: Especies, estado actual e implicaciones para el manejo en Puerto Rico

Fisheries

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 546-554

  Wesley Neal, J ^a   Lilyestrom, Craig G ^b   Kwak, Thomas J ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marine Resources Division   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71049183905     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446-34.11.546     Document Type: Article

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