Population structure of the bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii (Osteichthyes: Fistulariidae) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Biological Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-80

  Bariche, Michel ^a   Kajajian, Antranik ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Fistularia commersonii; Invasive species; Lebanon; Lessepsian migration

Indexed keywords

FISTULARIA COMMERSONII; FISTULARIA TABACARIA; FISTULARIIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES;

EID: 84858050347     PISSN: 1790045X     EISSN: 1790045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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