Assessment of the macro-invertebrate fauna of rivers in southern Nigeria

African Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Olomukoro, J O ^a   Ezemonye, L I N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Macro invertebrates; Nigeria; Survey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RAINFOREST; SAVANNA; SPECIES INVENTORY; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MUTELA;

EID: 34249330674     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2007)42[1:AOTMFO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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