Distribution of the oriental weatherloach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, in paddy fields and its implications for conservation in Sado Island, Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-188

  Kano, Yuichi ^a   Kawaguchi, Yôichi ^a,b   Yamashita, Tomomi ^a   Shimatani, Yukihiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binomial model; Ditch; Fish migration barrier; GIS; Japanese crested ibis

Indexed keywords

COBITIDAE; MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS; NIPPONIA NIPPON;

EID: 77951939127     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-009-0146-6     Document Type: Article

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