Variability in feeding ecology of a South American cichlid: A reason for successful invasion in mediterranean-type rivers?

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 559-569

  Ribeiro, F ^a   Orjuela, R L ^a,b   Magalhaes M F ^a   Collares Pereira, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Australoheros facetus; Diet breadth; Guadiana drainage; Non native fish

Indexed keywords

CICHLASOMA; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 36249008029     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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