Reproductive segregation among the Barbus intermedius complex of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. An example of intralacustrine speciation?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1244-1266

  Nagelkerke, L A J ^a   Sibbing, F A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biodiversity; fisheries; spawning; species flock

Indexed keywords

BARBUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 0030454194     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0251     Document Type: Article

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