pH, Salinity and Temperature Tolerance of Lake Magadi Tilapia
Abstract
THERE are several species of Tilapia isolated in the alkaline lakes of
the Great Rift Valley of Africa, living in extreme conditions of
temperature, salinity and pH. One of these fish, the Lake Magadi Tilapia
(Tilapia grahami), lives in the lagoons and alkaline volcanic springs
around the margin of Lake Magadi in Kenya1. The main salts of
the springs, and the lake, are carbonate and bicarbonate of sodium.
Citation
Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark, and Departments ofAnimal Physiology and Animal Production, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Nature (impact factor: 36.28). 01/1974; 247:315. DOI:10.1038/247315a0Publisher
University of Nairobi