Aspects of the ecology of chonopeltis Australis Boxshall, 1976 in Boskop Dam, North West Province

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-34

  Avenant Oldewage, Annemarié ^a   Knight, Elmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ectoparasite; Fish parasites; Freshwater fish; South African dams

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PARASITISM; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VAAL RIVER;

CHONOPELTIS; LABEO CAPENSIS; LABEO UMBRATUS; PISCES;

EID: 48749097793     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/0379-4369-38.1.28     Document Type: Article

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