Alimentación de Microthrissa congica (Osteichthyes: Clupeidae) en la cuenca alta del río Congo (África)

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Mambyanga Mokoma, Godefroid, Devos, Luc, Cardona, Luis
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:1999
Kuvaus: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.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/19313
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19313
Sanahaku:feedíng habits
Africa
microthrissa congica
clupeidae
insectivores
congo river