Fish faunas of the Chamo-Abaya and Chew Bahir basins in southern portion of the Ethiopian Rift Valley: Origin and prospects for survival

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Golubtsov, Alexander S ^a   Habteselassie, Redeat ^b  

^a SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^b ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dispersal routes; Ethiopia; Extinction; Ichthyofauna; Protection

Indexed keywords

BARBUS KERSTENII; LABEO; LABEO CYLINDRICUS; MORMYRUS; PISCES;

EID: 77949335210     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980903578506     Document Type: Article

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