Predation, vegetation and habitat-specific survival of terrestrial eggs of a diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 385, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 66-72

  Hickford, Michael J H ^a   Cagnon, Mathilde ^a   Schiel, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diadromous fish; Egg predation; Galaxias maculatus; Habitat quality; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

DIADROMY; EGG PREDATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MORTALITY RISK; PREDATION; PREDATOR; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RODENT; SLUG; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; TELEOST;

NEW ZEALAND;

DEROCERAS PANORMITANUM; GALAXIAS MACULATUS; GASTROPODA; MILAX GAGATES; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77349089225     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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