Comparative age and growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in lakes Nabugabo and Wamala, Uganda

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 589, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 287-301

  Bwanika, Gladys N ^a   Murie, Debra J ^b   Chapman, Lauren J ^c,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age validation; East Africa; Lake Victoria basin; Nile perch; Otoliths; Tilapiine fish

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

LAKE VICTORIA BASIN; NILE PERCH; OTOLITHS; TILAPIINE FISH;

ECOLOGY;

AGE DETERMINATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; OMNIVORY; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE NABUGABO; LAKE VICTORIA; LAKE WAMALA; NORTH BUGANDA; SOUTH BUGANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

LATES NILOTICUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34547107851     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0746-y     Document Type: Article

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