Comparative morphology and diet of young cichlids in the dammed Sinnamary river, French Guiana, South America

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-102

  Ponton, D ^a   Merigoux S ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cichlidae; Crenicichla saxatilis; Krobia guianensis; Man made lake; Neotropics; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

CRENICICHLA SAXATILIS; KROBIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 0343920776     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1141     Document Type: Article

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