The nutritional status and digestibility of Oreochromis niloticus L. diet in Lake Langeno, Ethiopia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 416, Issue , 1999, Pages 97-106

  Tadesse, Zenebe ^a,b  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Algal detritus; Assimilation efficiency; Chemical nutrients; Condition factor; Diet; Lake Langeno; Oreochromis niloticus L.; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ETHIOPIA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0033496055     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003807318933     Document Type: Article

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