Fish species and trophic diversity of haplochromine cichlids in the Kyoga satellite lakes (Uganda)

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-68

  Mbabazi, Dismas ^a   Ogutu Ohwayo, R ^b   Wandera, S B ^a   Kiziito, Y ^c  

^a Fisheries Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b IFMP   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Haplochromine; Introductions; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FISH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC STATUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; LAKE KYOGA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

ALGAE; CICHLIDAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LATES NILOTICUS; PISCES; VICTORIA;

EID: 1942534158     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-6707.2004.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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