Feeding ecology of common carp (cyprinus carpio L.) in a rice-fish culture system of the apatani plateau (Arunachal Pradesh, India)

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 559-568

  Saikia, S K ^a   Das, D N ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Food selection; Gut content; Niche breadth; Periphytophagous; Rice fish integration

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYPRINID; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH CULTURE; FLOODING; FOOD SELECTION; NICHE BREADTH; PADDY FIELD; PERIPHYTON; SAMPLING; STOMACH CONTENT; WATER DEPTH; WATER LEVEL;

APATANI PLATEAU; ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 67349256470     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9174-y     Document Type: Article

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