The dynamics of an exploited population of a siluroid catfish (Schilbe intermidius Reupell 1832) in the Cross River, Nigeria

Fisheries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-307

  Etim, Lawrence ^a,b   Lebo, Peter E ^a   King, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding; Catfish; Cross River; Growth; Mortality; Nigeria; Schilbe intermedius; Yield

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; YIELD;

NIGERIA;

ACTINOPTERYGII; SCHILBE; SCHILBE INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 0033015250     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00217-3     Document Type: Article

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