Fish predation on brachyuran larvae and juveniles in the Pinheiros river, Guaratuba Bay, Paraná, Brazil

Fish predation is thought to exert an important influence on the demographical dynamics of larvae and juveniles of estuarine brachyuran crabs but few studies have investigated this phenomenon in nature. In this study, fishes were captured during full moons (in January and February 2005), when many b...

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Main Authors: Paulo V. Costa, Ubiratã A. T. da Silva, Robson Ventura, Antonio Ostrensky, Leandro Angelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000200005