Selective feeding on zooplankton by larval skiffia multipunctata (goodeidae)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 433-439

  Escalera Vázquez, Luis H ^a   Domínguez Domínguez, Omar ^a   Sarma, S S S ^b   Nandini, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; GOODEIDAE; MOINA; MOINA MACROCOPA; PULEX; SKIFFIA MULTIPUNCTATA;

EID: 4043158557     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2004.9664916     Document Type: Article

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