An assessment of the Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) in Florida

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-39

  Shafland, Paul L ^a   Gestring, Kelly B ^a   Stanford, Murray S ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic fishes; Fecundity; Fish populations; Food habits; Lower lethal temperature

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; MONOPTERUS ALBUS; OPHISTERNON BENGALENSE; PISCES; SYNBRANCHIDAE;

EID: 74949144605     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260903225542     Document Type: Article

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