Paedophagia among cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi/Nyasa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 509-512

  Ribbink, A J ^a   Ribbink, A C ^a  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFSRPING STEALING; PAEDOPHAGY;

AFRICA; LAKE MALAWI; LAKE VICTORIA;

CICHLIDAE;

EID: 0031447417     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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