Ichthyogeography of the Guinea-Congo rain forest, West Africa

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue , 1996, Pages 285-312

  Reid, Gordon McGregor ^a  

^a CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; ICHTHYOGEOGRAPHY; RAINFOREST; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

(WEST); AFRICA; CONGO BASIN; GUINEA BASIN;

EID: 0028683254     PISSN: 02697270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0269727000006163     Document Type: Article

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