Clonal reproduction in freshwater fish: Mechanisms, systematic overview, genetic and ecological consequences

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-260

  Lampert, Kathrin P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal vertebrate; Gynogenesis; Hybridogenesis; Poecilia; Poeciliopsis; Teleost

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CLONAL GROWTH; CYPRINID; EXTINCTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYBRID; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTION;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; POECILIA; POECILIOPSIS; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954591968     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0174-0245     Document Type: Review

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