Intraspecific variation of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Victoria and its taxonomic implications

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 585-594

  Witte, Frans ^a   Barel, Kees D N ^a   Van Oijen, Martien J P ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; LAKE VICTORIA;

CICHLIDAE; HAPLOCHROMINAE;

EID: 0031462161     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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