ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE PIKE KILLIFISH, BELONESOX BELIZANUS KNER, (POECILIIDAE) IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

Author

• WOODWARD WILLIAM II MILEY

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1978

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

Studies were conducted to determine whether Belonesox belizanus, an exotic poeciliid, had any impact on the native ichthyofauna of southern Florida and to determine the role of refugia in this predator-prey interaction. Field collections indicated, and pool and aquaria studies verified, an adverse impact of B. belizanus on native poeciliids and cyprinodontids. The degree of impact is indirectly proportional to the amount of refuge offered the prey in the form of submerged aquatic vegetation.

Extent

65 p.

Comments

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.

Recommended Citation

MILEY, WOODWARD WILLIAM II, "ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE PIKE KILLIFISH, BELONESOX BELIZANUS KNER, (POECILIIDAE) IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA" (1978). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 619.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/619

Identifier

FADT13956

Format

pdf