Comparative feeding efficiency of indigenous and introduced phytoplanktivores from Lake Victoria: Experimental studies on Oreochromis esculentus and Oreochromis niloticus

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 347, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 75-82

  Batjakas, Ioannis E ^a   Edgar, Robert K ^b   Kaufman, Leslie S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION; FEEDING PERFORMANCE; INDIGENOUS FISH; INTRODUCED FISH; SPECIES REPLACEMENT;

AFRICA, LAKE VICTORIA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CICHLIDAE; CYANOBACTERIA; OREOCHROMIS ESCULENTUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PERCIFORMES; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS ACUMINATUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030826766     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003063117116     Document Type: Review

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