Natural diet of three species of shrimp in a tropical coastal lagoon

The gut content of 495 specimens of Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis, 131 of F. paulensis (Penaeidae) and 102 of Macrobrachium acanthurus (Palaemonidae) were analyzed to establish the composition of their diets F. brasiliensis had as the most important feeding items in its diet larvae of Chironomidae, P...

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Main Authors: Albertoni Edélti Faria, Palma-Silva Cleber, Esteves Francisco de Assis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000300011