A review of the reproductive biology of mormyroid fishes: An emerging model for biomedical research

AN Saunders, JR Gallant - Journal of Experimental Zoology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mormyroidea is a superfamily of weakly electric African fishes with great potential as a
model in a variety of biomedical research areas including systems neuroscience, muscle …

Comparing flow regime, channel hydraulics, and biological communities to infer flow–ecology relationships in the Mara River of Kenya and Tanzania

ME McClain, AL Subalusky, EP Anderson… - Hydrological …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Equatorial rivers of East Africa exhibit unusually complex seasonal and inter-annual
flow regimes, and aquatic and adjacent terrestrial organisms have adapted to cope with this …

Gonadosomatic index, fecundity and egg size of Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Cuvier and Valenciennes) in river Rima, North-western Nigeria

BA Shinkafi, JK Ipinjolu - Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2012 - ajol.info
Study was carried out on Auchenoglanis occidentalis from River Rima, North-Western
Nigeria to provide information on gonadosomatic index, fecundity and egg size. Eight …

How does diet influence the reproductive seasonality of tropical freshwater fish?: A case study of a characin in a tropical mountain river

TM Ballesteros, M Torres-Mejia… - Neotropical …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Seasonal breeding of tropical freshwater fish may be synchronized with periods of high food
consumption. We explored this hypothesis by studying the relationship between diet and …

[HTML][HTML] Diet and dietary habits of the fish Schilbe mystus (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae) in two artificial lakes in Southwestern Nigeria

A Ayoade, S Fagade, A Adebisi - Revista de biología tropical, 2008 - scielo.sa.cr
Diet and dietary habits of African Butter Catfish Schilbe mystus (Linne, 1766), an
economically important fish in Oyan and Asejire lakes (Southwest Nigeria) were examined …

Is the medium the message? Functional diversity across abiotic gradients in freshwater electric fishes

KL Ford, JS Albert - Integrative and comparative biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Evolutionary transitions across abiotic gradients can occur among habitats at multiple spatial
scales, and among taxa and biotas through a range of ecological and evolutionary time …

Integrating hydrological modelling and ecosystem functioning for environmental flows in climate change scenarios in the Zambezi River (Zambezi Region, Namibia)

F Martínez‐Capel, L García‐López… - River Research and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Zambezi‐Chobe wetlands in Namibia are of great international importance for
trans‐boundary water management because of their remarkable ecological characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Population structure, condition factor and reproductive period of Astyanax paranae (Eigenmann, 1914)(Osteichthyes: Characidae) in a small and old Brazilian …

MCF Abelha, E Goulart - Brazilian Archives of Biology and …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The population structure, condition and reproductive period of Astyanax paranae adult
individuals inhabiting a small reservoir were investigated. The fishes were quarterly …

[PDF][PDF] Food and feeding habits of freshwater Catfishes (Siluriformes: Bagridae: Mystus sp.)

KR Rao - International Journal of Life-Sciences Scientific …, 2017 - academia.edu
Order siluriformes, Bagridae family of four number of catfish species provides information on
the diets of Mystus bleekeri, Mystus cavasius, Mystus tengara, Mystus vittatus in Lower …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of environmental pollution on oxidative stress in African catfish (Clarias heterobranchus)

AF Ifeakachuku, E Peter, O Peretiemo-Clarke Beatrice - Liver, 2014 - academia.edu
Oxidative stress biomarkers: levels of Lipid peroxidation as well as changes in catalase and
superoxide dismutase activities were investigated in tissues of African catfish, C …