Air-breathing Behavior of the Jeju Fish Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus in Amazonian Streams

Biotropica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 512-520

  de Lima Filho, João Alves ^a   Martins, Jhany ^a   Arruda, Rafael ^a   Carvalho, Lucélia Nobre ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Erythrynidae; Interspecific interaction; Intraspecific relationship; terra firme streams; Tropical wet forest.

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING ORGANISM; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PREDATOR; STREAMWATER; TELEOST; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONIA;

HOPLERYTHRINUS UNITAENIATUS;

EID: 84863436951     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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