Seasonal reproductive allocation, local-scale variation and environmental influences on life history traits of introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in southern England

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-243

  Fox, Michael G ^a   Villeneuve, François ^a   Copp, Gordon H ^b,c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrarchids; Maturity; Non native species; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CENTRARCHIDAE; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 79952953149     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0178-0231     Document Type: Article

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