Morphological responses of a stream fish to water impoundment

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 803-806

  Haas, Travis C ^a   Blum, Michael J ^a   Heins, David C ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam; Flow; Geometric morphometrics; Phenotypic plasticity; Reservoirs; Selection

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DAM; DIVERGENCE; FISH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMETRY; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; MORPHOMETRY; NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESERVOIR; SELECTION; STREAM;

ALABAMA; MOBILE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINELLA VENUSTA;

EID: 78649830923     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0401     Document Type: Article

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