Diet composition in relation to morphology in some African anguilliform clariid catfishes

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-46

  Huysentruyt, Frank ^a   Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Teugels, Guy G ^b,c   Devaere, Stijn ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^d   Verraes, Walter ^a   Aerts, Peter ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anguilliformity; Clariidae; Diet; Ecomorphology; Siluriformes

Indexed keywords

DIET; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FISH; MUSCLE;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CATFISH; CHANNALLABES; CLARIIDAE; COLEOPTERA; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 4444382612     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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