Prey selection by larvae of Prochilodus lineatus (Pisces: Curimatidae): Indigenous zooplankton versus veligers of the introduced bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia: Mitilidae)

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 255-267

  Paolucci, Esteban M ^a,b   Cataldo, Daniel H ^a,b,c   Boltovskoy, Demetrio ^a,b,c  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Exotic bivalve; Larval fish; Limnoperna fortunei veligers; Prey selection; Prochilodus lineatus

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FINFISH; FLEA; FOOD SELECTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LARVA; PREY SELECTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIVALVIA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CURIMATIDAE; LIMNOPERNA; LIMNOPERNA FORTUNEI; PISCES; PROCHILODUS LINEATUS;

EID: 77049105167     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9263-6     Document Type: Article

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