Intraspecific variation in gill morphology of juvenile Nile perch, Lates niloticus, in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-104

  Paterson, Jaclyn A ^a   Chapman, Lauren J ^a,b   Schofield, Pamela J ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish respiration; Gills; Hypoxia; Non indigenous; Piscivore

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOTONE; HYPOXIA; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; JUVENILE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; OPEN WATER; PISCIVORE; RESPIRATION; WETLAND;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; LAKE NABUGABO; UGANDA;

LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 77951766002     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9600-6     Document Type: Article

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