Trophic position of bottom-feeding fish in the Upper Paraná River floodplain;Posição trófica de peixes exploradores de fundo na planície de inundação do Alto Rio Paraná

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 573-581

  Lopes, C A ^a   Benedito, E ^a   Martinelli, L A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bottom feeding fish; Nitrogen stable isotope; Trophic position; Upper Paran River floodplain

Indexed keywords

APAREIODON AFFINIS; CYPHOCHARAX; HOPLOSTERNUM LITTORALE; LIPOSARCUS ANISITSI; LORICARIICHTHYS PLATYMETOPON; PROCHILODUS LINEATUS; SATANOPERCA PAPPATERRA; STEINDACHNERINA; STEINDACHNERINA INSCULPTA;

EID: 70349585917     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842009000300012     Document Type: Article

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