Recruitment control of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, by the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822), and the African snakehead, Ophiocephalus obscuris. I. A biological analysis

Aquaculture

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 85-100

  De Graaf, Gertjan ^a,c   Galemoni, Felix ^b,c   Banzoussi, Bernard ^b,c  

^a Nefisco Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Rural Development   (Congo)

^c UNDP/FAO Rural Fish Farming D ^*  (Congo)

Author keywords

Clarias gariepinus; Ophiocephalus obscuris; Oreochromis niloticus; Polyculture; Recruitment control

Indexed keywords

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; OPHIOCEPHALUS OBSCURIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

AQUACULTURE; NILE TILAPIA; POLYCULTURE; RECRUITMENT CONTROL;

EID: 0030607288     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01362-2     Document Type: Article

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