Unrevealing Parasitic Trophic Interactions—A Molecular Approach for Fluid-Feeding Fishes

Fish diets have been traditionally studied through the direct visual identification of food items found in their stomachs. Stomach contents of Vandeliinae and Stegophilinae (family Trichomycteridae) parasite catfishes, however, cannot be identified by usual optical methods due to their mucophagic, l...

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Main Authors: Karine O. Bonato, Priscilla C. Silva, Luiz R. Malabarba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00022/full