Comparing latitudinal and upstream-downstream gradients: Life history traits of invasive mosquitofish

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-224

  Carmona Catot, Gerard ^a   Benito, Josep ^a   García Berthou, Emili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Growth; Invasive species; Latitude; Life history; Poeciliidae; Reproductive investment; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BERGMANN RULE; BODY CONDITION; CYPRINID; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; NONLINEARITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 79951604803     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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