Regional patterns in the distribution, diversityand relative abundance of wetland fishes of the River Murray, South Australia

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 339-360

  Smith, B B ^a   Conallin, A ^a,b   Vilizzi, L ^c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fish; Freshwater fishes; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; GAMBUSIA; PISCES;

EID: 77951836256     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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