Nesting habitat of Arapaima gigas (Schinz) in Amazonian floodplains

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1520-1528

  Castello, L ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL MAMIRAUÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Conservation; Riparian forests; Spawning habitat; V rzea

Indexed keywords

ARAPAIMA GIGAS;

EID: 42049084239     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01778.x     Document Type: Article

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