Effects of resources and mortality on the growth and reproduction of Nile perch in Lake Victoria

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 828-840

  Downing, Andrea S ^a,b,c   van Nes, Egbert H ^b   van de Wolfshaar, Karen E ^b   Scheffer, Marten ^b   Mooij, Wolf M ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diet shift; Existence boundaries; Nile perch; Population growth; Sustainable fishing

Indexed keywords

LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 84875002702     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12089     Document Type: Article

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