Influence of conductivity on life history traits of exotic and native amphipods in the St. Lawrence River

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-262

  Kestrup, Åsa ^a   Ricciardi, Anthony ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Calcium; Conductivity; Echinogammarus; Gammarus; Life history; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BODY SIZE; CALCIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; RECOLONIZATION; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; OTTAWA RIVER; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

AMPHIPODA; ECHINOGAMMARUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 77954587588     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0176-0249     Document Type: Article

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