Interactions between non-native armored suckermouth catfish (Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys) and native Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in artesian springs

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 511-519

  Nico, Leo G ^a   Loftus, William F ^b   Reid, James P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Aquatic Research and Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Florida; Loricariidae; Manatee; Non native species; Pterygoplichthys; Springs

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650534557     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.3.13     Document Type: Article

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