Underwater observations of piranhas in western Brazil

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 1990, Pages 17-31

  Sazima, Ivan ^a   Machado, Francisco A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti predatory behaviour; Characiformes; Cichlidae; Cleaning; Fin and scale eating; Predatory tactics; Prey fish; Pygocentrus; Serrasalmus; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

DIET; PIRANHA;

BRAZIL, PANTANAL;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CHARACIFORMES; CICHLIDAE; PISCES; PYGOCENTRUS NATTERERI; SERRASALMUS MARGINATUS; SERRASALMUS SPILOPLEURA;

EID: 0025588342     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: 15735133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00751026     Document Type: Editorial

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