Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes
Eleven ecomorphological attributes and diet of seventeen juvenile fish species were examined to test the hypothesis that morphological patterns determine resource uses in estuarine habitats. Species were separated according to the apparatus to food capture and habitat use (benthic or pelagic) in thr...
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| author | André Luiz Machado Pessanha Francisco Gerson Araújo Ronnie Enderson M. C. C. Oliveira Adna Ferreira da Silva Natalice Santos Sales |
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| description | Eleven ecomorphological attributes and diet of seventeen juvenile fish species were examined to test the hypothesis that morphological patterns determine resource uses in estuarine habitats. Species were separated according to the apparatus to food capture and habitat use (benthic or pelagic) in three different groups: (1) a group with depressed fish body, strong caudal peduncle and enlarged pectoral fins; (2) a second group laterally flattened with a wide protruding mouth, and (3) a third group strongly flattened with small pectorals fins. The following six trophic groups were organized based on prey categories: Zooplanktivores, Benthivores, Omnivores, Detritivores, Macrocarnivores and Insectivores. Significant results (PERMANOVA) between ecomorphological indices and habitat and between ecomorphological indices and trophic groups were found. These data indicate that similarity of ecomorphological forms, which minimize the influence of environment and partitioning of food, would help facilitate the co-existence of these fish when they are abundant in this tropical estuary. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15a55c91c2474cd18d8a837d5c2484452022-12-21T19:16:24ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-022413240141210.1590/1982-0224-20140080S1679-62252015000200401Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishesAndré Luiz Machado PessanhaFrancisco Gerson AraújoRonnie Enderson M. C. C. OliveiraAdna Ferreira da SilvaNatalice Santos SalesEleven ecomorphological attributes and diet of seventeen juvenile fish species were examined to test the hypothesis that morphological patterns determine resource uses in estuarine habitats. Species were separated according to the apparatus to food capture and habitat use (benthic or pelagic) in three different groups: (1) a group with depressed fish body, strong caudal peduncle and enlarged pectoral fins; (2) a second group laterally flattened with a wide protruding mouth, and (3) a third group strongly flattened with small pectorals fins. The following six trophic groups were organized based on prey categories: Zooplanktivores, Benthivores, Omnivores, Detritivores, Macrocarnivores and Insectivores. Significant results (PERMANOVA) between ecomorphological indices and habitat and between ecomorphological indices and trophic groups were found. These data indicate that similarity of ecomorphological forms, which minimize the influence of environment and partitioning of food, would help facilitate the co-existence of these fish when they are abundant in this tropical estuary.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252015000200401&lng=en&tlng=enDietsEstuaryHabitatsMorphologyResource partitioning |
| spellingShingle | André Luiz Machado Pessanha Francisco Gerson Araújo Ronnie Enderson M. C. C. Oliveira Adna Ferreira da Silva Natalice Santos Sales Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes Neotropical Ichthyology Diets Estuary Habitats Morphology Resource partitioning |
| title | Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes |
| title_full | Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes |
| title_fullStr | Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes |
| title_short | Ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes |
| title_sort | ecomorphology and resource use by dominant species of tropical estuarine juvenile fishes |
| topic | Diets Estuary Habitats Morphology Resource partitioning |
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