Ecology of European barbel Barbus barbus: Implications for river, fishery, and conservation management

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-330

  Britton, J R ^a   Pegg, J ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home range; Rheophilic; Spawning; Vagile

Indexed keywords

BARBUS; BARBUS BARBUS;

EID: 80051639628     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2011.599886     Document Type: Article

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