The Great Lakes in East Africa: Biological conservation considerations for species flocks

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 615, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Sturmbauer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Cichlid fishes; Explosive speciation; National parks; Protection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FISHERIES; FORESTRY; LAKES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PARKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RIVERS;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CICHLID FISHES; EXPLOSIVE SPECIATION; NATIONAL PARKS; PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIODIVERSITY; CICHLID; ENDEMISM; NATIONAL PARK; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 53649109788     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9554-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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