Browsing by Subject "Freshwater fish"
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A critical review of the South African freshwater angling legislative framework
(North-West University, 2010)Prior to 1993, freshwater angling in South Africa had been governed by the respective nature conservation legislation of the four South African provinces, the four "independent homelands" and the six so-called Bantustans. ... -
First observation of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus predating on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight
(Wiley, 2014)A population of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus from the Schroda Dam, actively prey on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight. This behaviour was discovered during a radio telemetry study and documented using a ... -
Resolution of the identity of three species of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, combining molecular and morphological evidence
(Elsevier, 2020)Reliable data on the diversity of the genus Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, as well as in Africa, is almost non-existent. Most of the morphology-based identifications ... -
Study of Diplostomum (Digenea: diplostomoidea) in South Africa: diversity and effect of metacercariae on fish behaviour
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)A large and widely distributed group of parasites within the genus Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomoidea) utilises a complex life cycle with life stages that parasitise freshwater snails, fish (intermediate hosts) and ...