Studies on feeding ecology of sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) dwelling in Wadi Haneefah stream, Riyadh

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-341

  Alkahem, Hmoud Fares ^a   Al Ghanim, A A ^a   Ahmad, Zubair ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diet breath index; Diet overlap index; Feeding ecology; Poecilia latipinna

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA LATIPINNA;

EID: 33846698035     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.335.341     Document Type: Article

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