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Fisheries Dynamics

Differential decline and recovery of haplochromine trophic groups in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria

F. Witte Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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J. H. Wanink Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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M. Kishe-Machumu Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, P.O.Box 475, Mwanza, Tanzania
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O. C. Mkumbo Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, P.O.Box 475, Mwanza, Tanzania
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P. C. Goudswaard Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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O. Seehausen Aquatische Ökologie, Zoologisches Institut, University of Bern, Baltzer str. 6, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
Pages 416-433 | Published online: 26 Nov 2007

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