Canals as vectors for fish movement: Potential southward range expansion of Lepisosteus osseus L. (Longnose Gar) in south Florida

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-262

  Gandy, David A ^a   Rehage, Jennifer S ^a   Munyon, Jay W ^a   Gestring, Kelly B ^b   Galvez, John I ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPISOSTEUS OSSEUS;

EID: 84864053048     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.011.0207     Document Type: Article

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