Key-words: interpopulation variability, extreme habitat, invasive species, climate changeTo assess the spatial variability in external morphology as well as sexual dimorphism of a non-native population of topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva within an ontogenetic context, triple regression analysis (distance-based measurements) and statistical tests were applied to data from a heated lake in Poland. Moreover, this population just invaded this extreme and thus special habitat in 2003, and therefore it represents a novel environment and its first stages of establishment. It has often been reported that topmouth gudgeon is very flexible when reaching new environments and this also shows in forming different phenotypes. We found that mature males and females have not only a different morphology, but also the development of the traits is different. These findings correspond with the specifics of this particular type of habitat. RÉSUMÉMorphologie, dimorphisme sexuel et taille à maturité du Pseudorasbora (Pseudorasbora parva) d'un lac réchauffé, Licheńskie (Pologne) Mots-clés :variabilité entre populations, habitat extrême, espèces envahissantes, changement climatique Pour évaluer la variabilité spatiale de la morphologie externe ainsi que le dimorphisme sexuel de la population non autochtone de Pseudorasbora Pseudorasbora parva dans un contexte ontogénétique, l'analyse de régression triple (mesures fondées sur la distance) et les tests statistiques ont été appliqués aux données d'un lac réchauffé en Pologne. Cette population a envahi en 2003 cet extrême et donc spécial habitat qui représente un nouvel environnement aux premiers stades de l'établissement de la population. Il est souvent signalé, que Pseudorasbora est très flexible en colonisant de nouveaux environnements et cela se traduit par la formation de phénotypes différents. Nous avons constaté que les mâles adultes et les femelles ont non seulement une morphologie différente, mais aussi un dé-veloppement des traits différent. Ces résultats correspondent aux spécificités de ce type particulier d'habitat.
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