Zooplankton capturing by Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) throughout post-larval development
ABSTRACT The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), uses filter feeding and visual predation to catch prey. In filter feeding, the mucus secreted in their gill rakers traps planktonic organisms. In visual predation, the fish spot and capture food, eating it directly. At different onto...
Main Authors: | Adriana N.A. Fattah Ibrahim, Maria S.M. Castilho Noll, Wagner C. Valenti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2015-12-01
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Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702015000600469&lng=en&tlng=en |
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