Length-weight relationships of fish species in the freshwater rift valley lakes of Kenya

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 334-336

  Britton, J Robert ^a   Harper, D M ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; RIFT ZONE; WEIGHT;

AFRICA; BARINGO; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; KENYA RIFT; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BARBUS; BARBUS INTERMEDIUS; BARBUS PALUDINOSUS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LABEO CYLINDRICUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS LEUCOSTICTUS; TILAPIA; TILAPIA ZILLII;

EID: 33745855439     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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