Origin and genetic diversity of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) introduced to Europe

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 841-851

  Vidal, Oriol ^a   García Berthou, Emili ^a   Tedesco, Pablo A ^a,b   García Marín, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Gambusia affinis; Gambusia holbrooki; Genetic diversity; Invasive species; Mosquitofish

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CYPRINID; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; INVASIVE SPECIES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOSQUITO; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SAMPLING; TRANSLOCATION;

EUROPE;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 77952239652     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9505-5     Document Type: Article

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