Relationship between morphology and diets of six neotropical loricariids

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 832-847

  Delariva, R L ^a   Agostinho, A A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Detritivorous; Diet; Feeding strategies; Illiophagy; Loricariidae; Tropical fish

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD CHAIN; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0034971984     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2000.1499     Document Type: Article

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