The feeding ecology of Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus) from a high brackish tropical lagoon in South-west, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 4192-4198

  Soyinka, Olufemi Olukolajo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Detritus; Food items; Lagos lagoon; Mugil cephalus; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CRUSTACEA; DETRITUS; DIATOM; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; LAGOON; MUGIL CEPHALUS; NEMATODE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRIMP; SPIRULINA;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; DESMIDIALES; MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 57149098055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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