Cascading effects of introduced Nile perch (Lates niloticus) on the foraging ecology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 470-481

  Bwanika, G N ^a   Chapman, Lauren J ^b,c   Kizito, Y ^a   Balirwa, J ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Fisheries Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Diet; East Africa; Habitatuse; Herbivory; Lake Victoria; Non indigenous species

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COMMENSALISM; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OMNIVORY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; LAKE NABUGABO; SOUTH BUGANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

CICHLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LATES NILOTICUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 33751040661     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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