Trophic plasticity of invasive juvenile largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in Iberian streams

Fisheries Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 153-158

  Almeida, David ^a   Almodóvar, Ana ^a   Nicola, Graciela G ^b   Elvira, Benigno ^a   Grossman, Gary D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater conservation; Georgia, USA; Iberian peninsula; Invasive species; Largemouth bass

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 82655180691     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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