Diet composition impacts the fatty acid contents of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L., in Ethiopian highland lakes

References

• Ahlgren, G., I.-B. Gustafsson & M. Boberg. 1992: Fatty acid content and chemical composition of freshwater microalgae. J. Phycol. 28: 37–50.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ahlgren, G., P. Blomqvist, M. Boberg & I.-B. Gustafsson. 1994. Fatty acid content of the dorsal muscle — an indicator of the fat quality in freshwater fish. J. Fish Biol. 45: 131–157.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ahlgren, G., L. Sonesten, M. Boberg & I.-B. Gustafsson. 1996: Fatty acid content of some freshwater fish in lakes of different trophic levels — a bottom up effect? Ecol. Freshw. Fish 5: 15–27.
   Google Scholar
• Andrade, A.D., A.F. Rubira, M. Matsushita & N.E. Souza. 1995. 3 fatty acids from freshwater fish from South Brazil. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 72: 1207–1210.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brett, M.T. & D.C. Müller-Navarra. 1997. The role of highly unsaturated fatty acids in aquatic food web processes. Freshw. Biol. 38: 483–499.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brett, M.T., D.C. Müller-Navarra, A.P. Ballantyne, J.L. Ravet & C.R. Goldman. 2006. Daphnia fatty acid composition reflects that of their diet. Limnol. Oceanogr. 51: 2428–2437.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clement, S. & R.T. Lovell. 1994. Comparison of processing yield and nutrient composition of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and catfish (Ictatlarus punctatus). Aquaculture 119: 299–310.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Komarek, J. 1989. Modern approach to the classification system of Cyanophytes 4- Nostocales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 82: 247–345.
   Google Scholar
• Medeiros, D.M., M. Hampton, K. Kurtzer, M. Parelman, E. Al-Tamimi & J.S. Drouillard. 2007. Feeding enriched omega-3 fatty acid beef to rats increase omega-3 fatty acid content of heart and liver membranes and decreases serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and cholesterol levels. Nutr. Res. 27: 295–299.
   Google Scholar
• Nagelkerke, L.A.J., F.A. Sibbing, J.G.M. Van Den Boogart, E.H.R.R. Lammens & J.W.M. Osse. 1994. The barbs (Barbus spp.) of Lake Tana: a forgotten species flock? Environ. Biol. Fish. 39: 1–22.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Napolitano, G.E. 1999. Fatty acids as trophic and chemical markers in freshwater ecosystems, p. 21–44. In M.T. Arts & B.C. Wainman (eds.), Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems. Springer, NY.
   Google Scholar
• Persson, J. & T. Vrede, 2006. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in zooplankton: variation due to taxonomy and trophic position. Freshw. Biol. 51: 887–900.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Prescott, G.W. 1970. How to know the freshwater algae. W.M.C. Brown. Dubuque, LA.
   Google Scholar
• Puustinen, T., K. Punnonen & P.P. Votila. 1985. The fatty acid composition of 12 north-European fish species. Acta Medica Scand. 218: 59–62.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reyntjens, D. & Wudineh Tesfaye. 1998. Fisheries management — A review of the current status and research needs in Ethiopia. SINET Ethiop. J. Sci. 21: 231–266.
   Google Scholar
• Simopoulos, A.S. 1999: Essential fatty acids in health and chronic disease. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. (suppl.) 70: 560s–569s.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trewavas, E. 1982. Tilapias: taxonomy and speciation, p. 313. In R.S.V Pullin & R.H. Lowe-McConnell [eds.], The Biology and Culture of Tilapias. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Conference Proceedings, 7.
   Google Scholar
• Tudorancea, C., G.-M. Zinabu & D. Ellas. 1999. Limnology in Ethiopia Vol. 2, 63–118. In R.G. Wetzel & B. Gopal [eds.], Limnology in Developing Countries. International Association for Limnology (SIL).
   Google Scholar
• Zenebe, T., G. Ahlgren, G. & M. Boberg. 1998a. Fatty acid content of some freshwater fish of commercial importance from tropical lakes in Ethiopian Rift Valley. J. Fish Biol. 53: 987–1005.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zenebe, T., G. Ahlgren, I.-B. Gustafsson & M. Boberg. 1998b. Fatty acid and lipid content of Oreochromis niloticus L. in Ethiopian lakes — dietary effects of phytoplankton. Ecol. Freshw. Fish. 7: 146–158.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar