Seasonal variation, distribution and interrelationships of rotifers in Opa Reservoir, Nigeria

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-363

  Akinbuwa, O ^a   Adeniyi, I F ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

distribution; interrelationships; Nigeria; rotifers; seasonal abundance

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; ROTIFER COMMUNITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NIGERIA, OPA RESERVOIR;

EID: 0030301342     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.tb00631.x     Document Type: Article

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