Gill asymmetry in Labeo ogunensis from Ogun river, Southwest Nigeria

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-175

  Ayoade, A A ^a   Sowunmi, A A ^b   Nwachukwu, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Filaments; Gills; Nigeria; Rakers

Indexed keywords

LABEO; LABEO OGUNENSIS;

EID: 5344273944     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v52i1.14821     Document Type: Article

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