Biochemical and immunological markers for the discrimination of three Tilapia species: T. zillii Gervais T. guineensis Bleeker and T. dageti Thys v.d. Audenaerde (Pisces: Cichlidae) from West Africa

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 235-244

  Oberst, S ^a   Abban, E K ^b   Villwock, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; GERVAIS; GLYCINE MAX; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISCES; TILAPIA GUINEENSIS; TILAPIA ZILLII;

EID: 2342588484     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb00990.x     Document Type: Article

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