Diet, reproduction and population structure of the introduced Amazonian fish Cichla piquiti (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in the Cachoeira Dourada reservoir (Paranaíba River, central Brazil)

The Blue Peacock Bass (Cichla piquiti), native to the Tocantins-Araguaia river basin of the Amazon system, was introduced into the basin of the Paranaíba River, Paraná River system. Cachoeira Dourada reservoir is one of a series of dams on the Paranaíba River in central Brazil, where this fish has b...

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Main Authors: Tatiane Ferraz Luiz, Marcela Roquetti Velludo, Alberto Carvalho Peret, Jorge Luiz Rodrigues Filho, André Moldenhauer Peret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2011-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442011000200015&lng=en&tlng=en