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: 235

Full Length Research Paper

Trophic relationship of fish species in Ogbese River, Ado-Ekiti, South-Western, Nigeria

Idowu Eunice Opeyemi
  • Idowu Eunice Opeyemi
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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Oso James
  • Oso James
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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Abayomi, Agunbiade Razaq Olusola
  • Abayomi, Agunbiade Razaq Olusola
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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Efemieyah Joy Valentina
  • Efemieyah Joy Valentina
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 05 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2023

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