Effects of invasive American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on the reproductive behaviour of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) sympatric species pairs

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1328-1338

  Velema, G J ^a,b   Rosenfeld, J S ^a   Taylor, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

American signal crayfish; Conservation; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Hybridization; Invasive species; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Reproduction; Reverse speciation; Species at risk; Threespine stickleback

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRAYFISH; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYBRIDIZATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES CONSERVATION; SYMPATRY; TELEOST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ASTACOIDEA; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 84868328525     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z2012-102     Document Type: Article

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