International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Observations on the biology of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L., in Tekeze Reservoir, Northern Ethiopia

Tsegay Teame
  • Tsegay Teame
  • Tigray Agricultural research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Haftom Zebib
  • Haftom Zebib
  • Tigray Agricultural research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Tesfay Meresa
  • Tesfay Meresa
  • Tigray Agricultural research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 21 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 24 January 2018
  •  Published: 31 July 2018

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