The breeding season of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. in Lake Awassa (Ethiopian rift valley)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 337, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 77-83

  Admassu, Demeke ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

breeding; Ethiopian rift valley; Lake Awassa; Oreochromis niloticus; tilapia

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

BREEDING SEASON; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; RAINFALL; SPAWNING; TILAPIA;

ETHIOPIA, LAKE AWASSA;

EID: 0030299135     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00028508     Document Type: Article

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