Food composition and digestive enzymes in the gut of the african electric catfish, malapterurus electricus (gmelin 1789) (malapteruridae)

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Fagbenro, O A ^a   Adedire, C O ^a   Aiyegbeni, M L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Electric catfish; Food; Malapterurus electricus; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035736886     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2001.10531140     Document Type: Article

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