Early life stages of fish and the relationships with zooplankton in a tropical Brazilian reservoir: Lake Monte Alegre

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-50

  Meschiatti, A J ^a   Arcifa, Marlene Sofia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding habits; Reservoir; South America; Young fish; Zooplankton predation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0036463958     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842002000100006     Document Type: Article

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