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Length weight relationships of Nigerian freshwater fishes

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  • King, R.P.

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Length-weight relationships of 73 fish populations, covering 20 families, 28 genera and 40 species inhabiting freshwater ecosystems in Nigeria, were estimated (73 cases) or assembled from the literature (20 cases), and tested for difference between ecosystem types, There were no significant differences in the exponent of these relationships between lotic and lentic systems.

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  • King, R.P., 1996. "Length weight relationships of Nigerian freshwater fishes," Naga, The WorldFish Center, vol. 19(3), pages 49-53.
    • Handle: RePEc:wfi:wfnaga:37844
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    Length-weight relationships; Freshwater fish; Nigeria;
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    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General

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