Gastric lavage for dietary studies of small fishes: Efficiency, survival and applicability

Studies on feeding ecology provide information of great importance to the understanding of aquatic ecosystems. However, these studies usually require the sacrifice of animals. In view of this problem, the presently reported study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and applicability of the gastric la...

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Main Authors: R.R. Braga, V.M. Ribeiro, H. Bornatowski, V. Abilhoa, J.R.S. Vitule
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
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Online Access:https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26688/download/pdf/