The ‘Barbus’ intermedius species flock of Lake Tana (Ethiopia): I - the ecological and evolutionary significance of morphological diversity

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 3-7

  Nagelkerke, Leopold A J ^a   Sibbing, Ferdinand A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecology; Ecomorphology; Ethiopia; Evolution; Feeding; Lake Tana; Barbus species flock

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; TAXONOMY;

ETHIOPIA;

BARBUS;

EID: 0032463160     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386788     Document Type: Article

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