Reproductive biology of ningu, Labeo victorianus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), in the Kagera and Sio Rivers, Uganda

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-162

  Rutaisire, Justus ^a   Booth, Anthony J ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lake Victoria; Length at maturity; Potamodromesis; Sex ratio; Synchronous spawning

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FEEDING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAGERA RIVER; SIO RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TOGO; UGANDA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LABEO VICTORIANUS; PISCES;

EID: 21044456802     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-004-5564-8     Document Type: Article

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