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  1. The fish itself, not only environment, should be considered in studying invasion success

    Article • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish, March 2015, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  2. Ontogenetic phenomena, temporal aspect, and ecological factors in the successful invasion of round goby Neogobius melanostomus in the River Danube

    Article • Aquatic Invasions, March 2015, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  3. Rapid response of invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) (Pallas, 1814) to an environmental perturbation demonstrated in reproductive parameters of females

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  4. Reproductive parameters of topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) from a heated Lake Licheńskie (Poland)

    Article • Open Life Sciences, February 2014, De Gruyter

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  5. Different life-histories of native and invasiveNeogobius melanostomusand the possible role of phenotypic plasticity in the species’ invasion success

    Article • Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, October 2013, EDP Sciences

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  6. Alternative ontogenies and developmental plasticity: implications for ecological and evolutionary studies on species complexes

    Article • Fish and Fisheries, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  7. Do invasive populations of topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva, Temminck and Schlegel) from disturbed and undisturbed habitats follow different life-histories?

    Article • International Review of Hydrobiology, May 2013, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  8. Morphological variability of black bullheadAmeiurus melasin four non-native European populations

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, March 2013, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  9. Do invasive bighead gobyNeogobius kessleriand round gobyN. melanostomus(Teleostei, Gobiidae) compete for food?

    Article • Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, January 2013, EDP Sciences

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  10. Environmentally induced shift in reproductive traits of a long-term established population of topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva)

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  11. Age and growth of invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus from middle Danube

    Article • Open Life Sciences, June 2012, De Gruyter

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  12. Morphometry of non-native black bullhead Ameiurus melas from Slovakia

    Article • Open Life Sciences, December 2010, De Gruyter

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  13. Pan-continental invasion of Pseudorasbora parva: towards a better understanding of freshwater fish invasions

    Article • Fish and Fisheries, October 2010, Wiley

    Mr Hugo Verreycken, Professor Vladimir Kovac

  14. Age and growth in a newly-established invasive population of topmouth gudgeon

    Article • Open Life Sciences, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  15. Reproductive parameters of invasive topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parva(Temminck and Schlegel, 1846) from Slovakia

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  16. Life-history traits of non-native black bullheadAmeiurus melaswith comments on its invasive potential

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  17. Life-history traits of invasive bighead gobyNeogobius kessleri(Günther, 1861) from the middle Danube River, with a reflection on which goby species may win the competition

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  18. Morphological variability of the Asiatic cyprinid, topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parva, in its introduced European range

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, January 2009, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  19. Preliminary study of dietary interactions between invading Ponto-Caspian gobies and some native fish species in the River Danube near Bratislava (Slovakia)

    Article • Aquatic Invasions, June 2008, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  20. Ontogenetic variability in the external morphology of monkey goby, Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) and its relevance to invasion potential

    Article • Hydrobiologia, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  21. Invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus from the Danube mature at small size

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, June 2007, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  22. Growth and morphology of an endangered native freshwater fish, crucian carpCarassius carassius, in an English ornamental pond

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  23. Ontogenetic variability in external morphology and microhabitat use of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus from the River Rudava (Danube catchment)

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, April 2006, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  24. To be, or not to be, a non-native freshwater fish?

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  25. Ontogenetic variability in external morphology of round goby Neogobius melanostomus from Middle Danube, Slovakia

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  26. Ontogenetic variability in external morphology of native (Canadian) and non-native (Slovak) populations of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus 1758)

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  27. Ontogenetic variability in external morphology of bighead goby Neogobius kessleri from the Middle Danube, Slovakia

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  28. External morphology of a Slovenian population of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (L.) from a habitat with extreme thermal conditions

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  29. Initial impact of the Gabčíkovo hydroelectric scheme on the species richness and composition of 0+ fish assemblages in the Slovak flood plain, River Danube

    Article • River Research and Applications, December 2003, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  30. Synchrony and Heterochrony in Ontogeny (of Fish)

    Article • Journal of Theoretical Biology, August 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  31. Early development of Zingel streber

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, December 2000, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  32. Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  33. Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  34. When do fishes become juveniles?

    Article • January 1998

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  35. Prelude: looking at early development in fishes

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  36. Biology of Eurasian Ruffe from Slovakia and Adjacent Central European Countries

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  37. Correspondence between ontogenetic shifts in morphology and habitat use in minnow Phoxinus phoxinus

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  38. Morphometry of the stone loach, Barbatula barbatula: do mensural characters reflect the species’ life history thresholds?

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  39. Ontogenetic patterns of relative growth in young roach Rutilus rutilus: within-river basin comparisons

    Article • Ecography, June 1996, Wiley

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  40. When do fish with indirect development become juveniles?

    Article • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, January 1996, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  41. Early ontogeny of threeGymnocephalus species (Pisces: Percidae): reflections on the evolution of the genus

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, July 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  42. Epigenetic context in the life history traits of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac

  43. The biological flexibility of the pumpkinseed: a successful colonizer throughout Europe

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vladimir Kovac