The abundance and trophic biology of Clarias albopunctatus Nichols & LaMonte, 1953 (Osteichthyes: Clariidae) in a tropical floodriver basin

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-168

  Ezenwaji, H M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abundance; Clarias albopunctatus; Feeding biology; Food; Nigeria; River Anambra basin

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE;

NIGERIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS; CLADOCERA; CLARIAS ALBOPUNCTATUS; COLEOPTERA; DAPHNIA; DIPTERA; DYTISCUS; GYRINUS; ODONATA; OSTRACODA; TANYPUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0032817875     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003583903515     Document Type: Article

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