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  1. Phenotypic characterisation in interspecific and intergeneric hybrids of the clariid catfishes <em>Heterobranchus longifilis</em>, <em>Clarias gariepinus</em> and <em>Clarias anguillaris</em> in Nigeria

    Phenotypic characterisation in interspecific and intergeneric hybrids of the clariid catfishes Heterobranchus longifilis, Clarias gariepinus and Clarias anguillaris in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AA Akinwande --- Department of Fisheries Technology, Nigeria OA Fagbenro --- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Nigeria OT Adebayo --- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Nigeria
    Thirty-nine morphometric and five meristic comparisons were carried out on 12-month-old interspecific and intergeneric hybrids of the African clariid catfishes Heterobranchus longifilis, Clarias gariepinus and Clarias anguillaris from experimental earthen ponds in Nigeria. Canonical discriminant analysis accounted for 89.4% of...
  2. Influence of groups of points on estimates of the parameters of moult

    Influence of groups of points on estimates of the parameters of moult

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Les G Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Tanya Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    The Underhill–Zucchini model of avian moult is a statistical simplification for the analysis of primary moult, a complex biological system in birds. As with all such models, conclusions can be biased if a subset of the data used to fit...