Trophic ecology of two piranha species, Pygocentrus nattereri and Serrasalmus marginatus (Characiformes, Characidae), in the floodplain of the Negro River, Pantanal

AIM: This study aimed to evaluate influence of hydrological variation, ontogeny and interspecific variation in the feeding activity and diet composition for P. nattereri and S. marginatus in floodplain of Negro River, South Pantanal. METHODS: The samples were taken with the use of gillnets and cast...

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Main Authors: Fabiane Silva Ferreira, Wagner Vicentin, Fábio Edir dos Santos Costa, Yzel Rondon Súarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2014000400006&lng=en&tlng=en