Morphological variation between non-native lake- and stream-dwelling pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusin the Iberian Peninsula

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1915-1935

  Naspleda, J ^a   Vila Gispert, A ^a   Fox, M G ^b   Zamora, L ^a   Ruiz Navarro, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Body shape; Fin placement; Habitat polymorphism; Phenotypic plasticity; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FIN (ORGAN); HISTOLOGY; LAKE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCIFORMES; PORTUGAL; RIVER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LAKES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCIFORMES; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN;

LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 84868657455     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03416.x     Document Type: Article

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