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Life history characteristics of a potential invasive Ponto-Caspian goby, Neogobius fluviatilis in natural lakes from its native range (Black Sea region of Turkey).

Karakuş, U., Top, N., Tepeköy, E., Britton, J. and Tarkan, A.S., 2018. Life history characteristics of a potential invasive Ponto-Caspian goby, Neogobius fluviatilis in natural lakes from its native range (Black Sea region of Turkey). Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (10), 1544-1556.

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DOI: 10.1071/MF17350

Abstract

To fill the gap in and provide baseline knowledge for developing increased understandings of the factors driving the invasiveness of the Ponto-Caspian gobiid Neogobius fluviatilis, their life history traits (as somatic growth and reproduction) were studied in three natural freshwater lakes in its native range. These populations were characterised by slow somatic growth rates, being the slowest reported across all of their native and non-native ranges. Ages were recorded to seven years old. Across the three lakes, there was considerable variability in their sex ratios and reproductive traits (including length at maturity and fecundity at length and age), revealing considerable inter-population variability. These data thus suggest N. fluviatilis has considerable plasticity in the expression of their life history traits, with this plasticity argued as a key factor in facilitating their ability to establish and invade new waters following introductions.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1323-1650
Uncontrolled Keywords:Monkey goby, alien, age, egg size, shallow lakes;
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:30471
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:21 Mar 2018 16:40
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:10

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