Interdemic variation in the foraging ecology of the African cyprinid, Barbus neumayeri

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-105

  Schaack, Sarah ^a   Chapman, Lauren J ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; East Africa; interdemic variation; papyrus; wetlands

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREY AVAILABILITY; STREAM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

BARBUS; CYPERUS PAPYRUS; CYPRINIDAE; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4043112168     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EBFI.0000029339.25250.87     Document Type: Article

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