Gape size influences seasonal patterns of piscivore diets in three Neotropical rivers

We examined diets of four piscivores, two in the order Perciformes (Cichla temensis and C. orinocensis) and two in the order Characiformes (Boulengerella cuvieri and B. lucius), from the Cinaruco, La Guardia, and Ventuari rivers in Venezuela throughout the wet-dry seasonal cycle. The four piscivores...

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Main Authors: Carmen G. Montaña, Craig A. Layman, Kirk O. Winemiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2011-01-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000300018