African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Distribution of gill Monogenean parasites from Oreochromis niloticus (Linné, 1758) in man-made Lake Ayamé I, Côte d’Ivoire

Georges Kassi Blahoua
  • Georges Kassi Blahoua
  • Laboratory of Hydrobiology, UFR Biosciences, University of Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 P. O. Box 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Silvain Stanislas Yao
  • Silvain Stanislas Yao
  • Laboratory of Hydrobiology, UFR Biosciences, University of Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 P. O. Box 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Raphaël N’Doua Etilé
  • Raphaël N’Doua Etilé
  • Laboratory of Hydrobiology, UFR Biosciences, University of Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 P. O. Box 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Valentin N’Douba
  • Valentin N’Douba
  • Laboratory of Hydrobiology, UFR Biosciences, University of Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 P. O. Box 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 17 September 2015
  •  Accepted: 16 October 2015
  •  Published: 14 January 2016

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