Diet seasonality and food overlap of the fish assemblage in a pantanal pond

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 567-576

  Novakowski, Gisele Caroline ^a   Hahn, Norma Segatti ^a   Fugi, Rosemara ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding overlap; Fishes; Pond; Seasonal analysis

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PISCES;

EID: 58049157904     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252008000400004     Document Type: Article

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