Food composition and selectivity of Synodontis zambezensis (Pisces: Mochokidae) in Lake Kariba, and the ecological implications

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 361, Issue , 1997, Pages 89-99

  Sanyanga, Rudo A ^a,b  

^a Kariba Research Station   (Zimbabwe)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Feeding; Lake Kariba; Molluscivore; Selectivity; Synodontis zambezensis

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; PREY SELECTION;

AFRICA, LAKE KARIBA;

ALETES; ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; HIRUNDINIDAE; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA NATALENSIS; MOCHOKIDAE; PISCES; SYNODONTIS; SYNODONTIS ZAMBEZENSIS; TERMITIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031394839     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003101813361     Document Type: Article

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