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