Fish communities in the African Great Lakes

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-235

  Lowe McConnell, Rosemary ^a  

^a 'Streatwick'   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cichlids; Conservation; Ecology; Evolution; Fisheries

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FISH COMMUNITY;

AFRICA, (EAST), LAKE MALAWI; AFRICA, (EAST), LAKE TANGANYIKA; AFRICA, (EAST), LAKE VICTORIA;

EID: 0029667535     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00003090     Document Type: Article

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