Alimentación de Microthrissa congica (Osteichthyes: Clupeidae) en la cuenca alta del río Congo (África)
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1999 |
| Descripción: | The feeding habits of the fish Microrhrissa congica were sludied for a year in ¡he upper Congo river basin, by monlhly analysis of stomach contenls of adult specimens (N= 460). The nymphs of chironomid midges represenled the bulk of ¡he diet throughou! mos! of (he year, although terrestrial insects became more abundant in the rainy season. Niche breadth also increased in the wet season. This species feeds mainly in the water column and benthos is not an important food source. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/19313 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19313 |
| Palabra clave: | feedíng habits Africa microthrissa congica clupeidae insectivores congo river |