Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management

Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management

Nile perch establishment in novel ranges in East Africa is one of the most successful freshwater invasion stories in the recent history. Itbecame ecologically dominant and well established in several lakes in the Lake Victoria Region in a period of less than 5 decades. Geneticdiversity of both intro...

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Main Authors: Matthew Tenywa Mwanja, Wilson Waiswa Mwanja, Vincent Muwanika, Charles Masembe, Sylvester Nyakaana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) 2012-12-01
Series:Management of Biological Invasions
Subjects:
Nile perch
East Africa
invasiveness
genetic diversity
Online Access:http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2012/2/MBI_2012_2_Mwanja_etal.pdf

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