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| Jembe, B.T.; Boera, P.N.; Okeyo Owuor, J.B.. |
| The Lake Victoria Catchment (Kenya) harbours six species of tilapia. Two species Oreochromis variabilis (L) and Oreochromis esculentus (L) are endemic while four species Oreochromis niloticus, Oreochromis leucostictus, Tilapia zillii(Gervais) and Tilapia rendalli(Gervais) were variously introduced in 1950s and early 1960s. The existence of six tilapia species in the same geographical range has had significant ecological and economical implications. The study investigated the ecological impacts by determining species diversity, distribution, association (allopatric, sympatric and parapatric) and habitat preferences for the six-tilapia species. Shannon-wiener index was used to determine diversity, while species distribution was evaluated on the basis of 39... |
| Tipo: Proceedings Paper |
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| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2324 |
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| Njiru, M.; Ojuok, J.E; Getabu, A.; Muchiri, M.S.; Cowx, I.G; Okeyo Owuor, J.B.. |
| Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus together with other tilapiines of Oreochromis leucosticus, Tilapia zillii and Sarotherodon melanopleudra (=T. rendalii) were introduced into Lake Victoria (Kenya) between 1951 and 1962 to boost the then declining fishery. Only O. niloticus was able to establish leading further to reduction in endemic tilapiines of Oreochromis variabilis and Oreochromis esculentus. O. niloticus currently forms the third commercially important species after introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus and a native cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea, whereas other tilapias are extinct or are occasionally caught in the lake. Information was collected from by bottom trawling and from published literature to ascertain possible factors leading to... |
| Tipo: Proceedings Paper |
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| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2761 |
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