Seasonal variations of bioaccumulation of heavy metals in a freshwater fish (erpetoichthys calabaricus) from Ogba River, Benin City, Nigeria

Indian Journal of Animal Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-179

  Obasohan, E E ^a   Eguavoen, O I ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERPETOICHTHYS CALABARICUS; PISCES;

EID: 78650321862     PISSN: 03676722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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