Food composition and zooplanktonic prey selectivity of Lates niloticus (Linné, 1762) juveniles in fishponds (Ivory Coast; West Africa) | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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Issue		Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst. Number 393, 2009


Article Number		04
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2009018
Published online		10 February 2010

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