Diel vertical migration of predators (planktivorous fish larvae) and prey (zooplankton) in a tropical lagoon

Diel vertical migration of predators (planktivorous fish larvae) and prey (zooplankton) in a tropical lagoon

ABSTRACT Based on the hypothesis that diel vertical migration (DVM) is a mechanism of predator avoidance, the objective of the present study was to test for the occurrence of DVM in planktivorous fish larvae of Hypophthalmus edentatus (Spix, 1829) (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) and Plagioscion squamosi...

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Main Authors: Marcos Marques Mendonça, Pablo Henrique dos Santos Picapedra, Michelli Caroline Ferronato, Paulo Vanderlei Sanches
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2015-06-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Distribuição vertical
sobreposição espacial
interação presa-predador
rotíferos
microcrustáceos
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