Impacts of predation by the Eurasian round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on molluscs in the upper St. Lawrence River

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-89

  Kipp, Rebekah ^a   Hébert, Issac ^a,b   Lacharité, Myriam ^a,c   Ricciardi, Anthony ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthos; Dreissena; Gastropods; Impact; Prey selectivity; Round goby

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DREISSENA; GASTROPODS; IMPACT; ROUND GOBY;

LAKES; OCEAN HABITATS;

FISH;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIVORY; BIVALVE; CADDISFLY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEECH; MITE; ONTOGENY; OSTRACOD; PERCIFORM; PREDATION; PREY PREFERENCE; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

ACARI; APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DREISSENA; DREISSENIDAE; GASTROPODA; GOBIIDAE; HIRUDINIDA; MOLLUSCA; OSTRACODA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84857141497     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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