Cost of territorial maintenance by Parodon nasus (Osteichthyes: Parodontidae) in a neotropical stream

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 677-682

  Silva, Samuel Elias ^a   Assunção, Wilhan R C ^a   Duca, Charles ^b   Penha, Jerry ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE VILA VELHA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Foraging; Resting time; Spatial distribution; Territory defense; Territory size

Indexed keywords

NASUS; OSTEICHTHYES; PARODON; PARODONTINAE;

EID: 73649143849     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252009000400017     Document Type: Article

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