The breeding biology of Glorias albopunctatus Nichols & LaMonte, 1953 in semi-intensively managed ponds in the floodplain of the River Anambra, Nigeria

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 101-107

  Ezenwaji, H M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breeding; Ciarias albopunctatus; Communal spawning; Early juvenile; Environmental factor; Floodplain; Migration; Pond; River anambra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000590444     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1998.tb00177.x     Document Type: Article

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