Evidence for seed dispersal by the catfish Auchenipterichthys longimanus in an Amazonian lake

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-218

  Mannheimer, Simone ^a   Bevilacqua, Gabriela ^a   Caramaschi, Érica P ^a   Scarano, Fábio Rubio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auchenipteridae; Brazil; Feeding ecology; Frugivory; Germination; Ichthyochory

Indexed keywords

FISH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; AUCHENIPTERICHTHYS; AUCHENIPTERIDAE;

EID: 0037369930     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003249     Document Type: Article

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