Artisanal fishery of the exploited population of cacrobrachium vollenhovenii herklot 1857 (Crustacea; Palaemonidae) in the Asu river, Southeast Nigeria

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-106

  Okogwu, Okechukwu ^a   Ajuogu, Jude ^a   Nwani, Christopher ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Akpoha; Asu River; Macrobrachium; Nigeria; population dynamics; prawn fishery

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM VOLLENHOVENII; METAPENAEUS BENNETTAE; PALAEMON MACRODACTYLUS; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 77954512947     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10043-010-0011-x     Document Type: Article

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