TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES)

TROPHIC AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF A NEOTROPICAL CHARACID FISH HEMIBRYCON BREVISPINI (TELEOSTEI: CHARACIFORMES)

Hemibrycon brevispini is a Neotropical characid fish endemic in La Venada Creek, a headwater tributary of the Quindío River of Colombia ( Cauca River drainage). It is mainly a diurnal insectivore with a diet dominated by benthic dipterans (Chironomidae, Simuliidae, Psychodidae, Culicidae, Calliphori...

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Main Authors: CRISTIAN ROMÁN-P., CÉSAR ROMÁN-VALENCIA, DONALD C. TAPHORN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-12-01
Series:Caldasia
Subjects:
Dieta
reproducción
conservación
peces neotropicales
historia natural
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-52322014000200008&lng=en&tlng=en
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