Invasion stages of Pterygoplichthys spp. (Pisces: Loricariidae) in the Luzon Island, Philippines

• Main Authors: Chavez, Joel M., Carandang, Jose Santos R., VI
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Pterygoplichthys—Philippines—Luzon; Introduced fishes—Philippines—Luzon; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11198
• Institution: De La Salle University

Species invasion was identified as one of the main factors in biodiversity loss and it has been the subject of multilateral agreements among countries under the Convention of Biological Diversity to protect the natural environment. One of the more cryptic but potentially devastating invasion events...