Condition and fecundity of translocated rock-dwelling cichlid fish in Lake Malawi

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-355

  Munthali, S M ^a,c   Ribbink, A J ^b  

^a Department of Parks ^*  (Malawi)

^b JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

^c Directorate for Forestry and Wildlife   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Cichlids; Condition; Fecundity; Rock dwelling; Translocated

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FECUNDITY; NUTRIENT REGIME; TRANSLOCATION EXPERIMENT;

AFRICA; LAKE MALAWI; THUMBI WEST ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; CYNOTILAPIA AFRA; METRIACLIMA CALLAINOS; PSEUDOTROPHEUS; PSEUDOTROPHEUS CALLAINOA; PSEUDOTROPHEUS CALLAINOS; PSEUDOTROPHEUS TROPHEOPS;

EID: 0031835254     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998003057     Document Type: Article

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