Growth of juvenile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. from Lakem Zwai, Langeno and Chamo (Ethiopian rift valley) based on otolith microincrement analysis

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 127-137

  Admassu, D ^a,b   Ahlgren, I ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growth, rift valley lakes, Ethiopia; Juvenile Oreochromis niloticus; Otolith microincrements

Indexed keywords

AGE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LAKE;

ETHIOPIA; ETHIOPIAN RIFT VALLEY; LAKE CHAMO; LAKE LANGENO; LAKE ZWAI;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0033812401     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2000.eff090301.x     Document Type: Article

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