Diet and condition of three fish species (Characidae) of the Andean foothills in relation to deforestation

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-73

  Bojsen, Berit Horskjær ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Riparian forest; Stomach contents; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CANOPY; DEFORESTATION; DIET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ASTYANAX; CHARACIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PRIONOBRAMA FILIGERA; RIPARIA;

EID: 18844451487     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-004-5330-y     Document Type: Article

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