Observation of an invasion of the piranha Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1847 (Osteichthyes, Serrasalmidae) into the Upper Paraná River, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum - Biological and Health Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 391-395

  Agostinho, Carlos Sérgio ^a   Júlio Jr , Horácio Ferreira ^b  

^a Fundacao Universidade do Tocantins   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colonization; Geographical barrier; Paran River; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATCH SELECTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PIRANHA; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SERRASALMUS MARGINATUS; SERRASALMUS SPILOPLEURA; SPECIES INVASION; WATER SUPPLY;

OSTEICHTHYES; SERRASALMIDAE; SERRASALMUS; SERRASALMUS SPILOPLEURA;

EID: 0036938551     PISSN: 14156814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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