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Influence of the annual flood-pulse on catch per unit effort, condition and reproduction of Clarias gariepinus from the upper Okavango Delta, Botswana

T BokhutloDepartment of Biology and Biotechnological Sciences, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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OLF WeylSouth African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa
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K MosepeleOkavango Research Institute (University of Botswana), Maun, Botswana
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GG WilsonEcosystem Management, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 235-239 | Received 26 Jul 2015, Accepted 23 Dec 2015, Published online: 07 Mar 2016

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