Variations in abundance of Synodontis zambezensis (Pisces: Mochokidae) Peters 1852, in the inshore fishery of Lake Kariba

Fisheries Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 171-186

  Sanyanga, Rudo Angela ^a  

^a Box 75   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort; Gill nets; Kariba; Mochokidae; Synodontris

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644294343     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-7836(95)00386-x     Document Type: Article

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