Rapid species replacements between fishes of the North American plains: A case history from the Pecos River

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-153

  Hoagstrom, Christopher W ^a   Zymonas, Nikolas D ^c   Davenport, Stephen R ^b   Propst, David L ^c   Brooks, James E ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian River; Competitive exclusion; Hybognathus amarus; Hybognathus placitus; Natural flowregime; Red River; Taxonomic homogenization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751586929     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.2.03     Document Type: Article

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