Biological assessment of Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae; Linne, 1958) in a tropical floodplain river

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1966-1971

  Offem, B O ^a   Akegbejo Samsons, Y ^b   Omoniyi, I T ^b  

^a Obubra Campus   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biological assessment; Cross River; Inland wetlands; Oreochromis niloticus

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING METHOD; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EGG SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOOD TIDE; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEX RATIO;

ALGAE; CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES;

EID: 34548297788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2300     Document Type: Article

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