The role of the freshwater shrimp Caridina nilotica (Roux) in the diet of the major commercial fish species in Lake Victoria, Tanzania

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-380

  Budeba, Y L ^a   Cowx, I G ^b  

^a TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dagaa; Feeding habits; Nile perch; Nile tilapia

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARIDINA NITOTICA; CHAOBORUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEXAPODA; LATES NILOTICUS; ODONATA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; RASTRINEOBOLA ARGENTEA; TILAPIA;

EID: 36549081943     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980701703876     Document Type: Article

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