The influence of size, sex and season on the feeding regime of Synodontis membranaceus (Osteichthyes: Mochokidae) in Jebba Lake, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3644-3649

  Owolabi, Olufemi D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Feeding strategies; Food; Jebba lake; Nigeria; S. Membranaceus

Indexed keywords

MOCHOKIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES; SYNODONTIS;

EID: 36048963949     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3644.3649     Document Type: Article

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