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Diel movement of smallmouth yellowfish Labeobarbus aeneus in the Vaal River, South Africa

FJ JacobsKamutjonga Inland Fisheries Institute, Kavango East, Divundu, Namibia;Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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GC O'BrienAquatic Ecosystem Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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NJ SmitWater Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Pages 73-76 | Received 17 Jun 2015, Accepted 24 Dec 2015, Published online: 01 Mar 2016

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