Feeding opportunism of Knodus moenkhausii (Teleostei, Characidae): An abundant species in streams of the northwestern in the state of São Paulo, Brazil;Oportunismo alimentar de Knodus moenkhausii (Teleostei, Characidae): Uma espécie abundante em riachos do noroeste do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Iheringia - Serie Zoologia

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-15

  Ceneviva Bastos, Mônica ^a   Casatti, Lilian ^a  

^a Jardim Nazareth   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding tactics; Nektonics; Omnivory; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARANEAE; CHARACIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; KNODUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34249009312     PISSN: 00734721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0073-47212007000100002     Document Type: Article

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