Lake flies and the deep-water demersal fish community of Lake Malawi

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1006-1010

  Allison, E H ^a,d   Irvine, K ^b   Thompson, A B ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic; Chaoborus edulis; Cichlids; Diet; Lake Malawi

Indexed keywords

EID: 12644284229     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01494.x     Document Type: Article

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