Movement and home range of introduced Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda: Implications for ecological divergence and fisheries management

Fisheries Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-29

  Nyboer, Elizabeth A ^a   Chapman, Lauren J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

East Africa; Habitat selection; Home range and movement patterns; Introduced predator; Lake Victoria basin; Radio telemetry; Tropical inland fishery management

Indexed keywords

LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 84866482726     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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