Preliminary morphometric study of the gills of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami from Lake Magadi and a comparison with O. niloticus |
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| Authors: | G. M. Hughes |
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| Affiliation: | University of Bristol, Biological Sciences Building, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Morphometric features, including shrinkage, were determined on a small sample of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami. Comparison with more extensive data for O. niloticus , using identical methodology, indicates that O. alcalicus grahami has a greater lamellar surface area and is even more adapted for the transfer of oxygen from the water to the blood. |
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| Keywords: | gills morphometry scaling tilapia Lake Magadi |
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