Allometric and ontogenetic patterns related to feeding of a neotropical fish, Satanoperca pappaterra (Perciformes, Cichlidae)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Cassemiro, F A S ^a   Rangel, T F L V B ^b   Pelicice, F M ^c   Hahn, N S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Generalist fish; Morphology; Multivariate analysis; Niche breadth; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; PERCIFORMES; SATANOPERCA PAPPATERRA;

EID: 38549109436     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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