Colour clues to incipient speciation of Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Teleostei, Cichlidae)

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 529-537

  Twentyman Jones, V ^a   Ribbink, A J ^a,b   Voorvelt, D ^a,b  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

^b SADC/GEF   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; PHILANDER; PSEUDOCRENILABRUS; PSEUDOCRENILABRUS PHILANDER; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031447995     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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