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Preliminary Observations on the Family Mormyridae in Oyan Dam Lake (Nigeria)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
Volume 15 (2013): Issue 1 (June 2013)
By: Olaniyi Alaba Olopade  
Open Access
|Oct 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2013-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2344-3219 | Journal ISSN: 1841-7051
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Language: English
Page range: 33 - 48
Published on: Oct 30, 2013
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
Mormyridae,
diversity,
length-weight,
condition factor,
Oyan Lake
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Ecology

© 2013 Olaniyi Alaba Olopade, published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
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