Global-scale relationships between colonization ability and range size in marine and freshwater fish.

Although fish range sizes are expected to be associated with species dispersal ability, several studies failed to find a clear relationship between range size and duration of larval stage as a measure of dispersal potential. We investigated how six characteristics of the adult phase of fishes (maxim...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Strona, Paolo Galli, Simone Montano, Davide Seveso, Simone Fattorini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3504041?pdf=render