Stomach flushing vs. fecal analysis: The example of Phrynops rufipes (Testudines: Chelidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-305

  Caputo, Francesco Paolo ^a,b   Vogt, Richard C ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia ^*  (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIET; FECAL PELLET; FOOD; NICHE; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC CASCADE; TURTLE;

CHELIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PHRYNOPS RUFIPES; PISCES; TESTUDINES; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 47049093468     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-05-031     Document Type: Article

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