The dietary habits of the upside-down catfish, Synodontis membranaceus (Osteichthyes: Mochokidae) in Jebba lake, Nigeria

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 931-936

  Owolabi, Olufemi David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Food; Jebba lake; Nigeria; S. membranaceus; Trophic activity

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; FOOD HABITS; FRESH WATER; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; NIGERIA;

ACARI; ADUSTA; ASPATHARIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COPEPODA; DAPHNIA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; HYDRACARINA; MOCHOKIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES; SPIROGYRA; SYNODONTIS;

EID: 51449120017     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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