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Title: | Effects of species co-occurrence on the trophic-niche breadth of characids in Amazon forest streams |
Authors: | Barros, G. Zuanon, Jansen Deus, C. P. |
Keywords: | Animals Animals Dispersal Characidae Classification Diet Feeding Behavior Forest Physiology River Season Species Difference Animals Distribution Animal Characidae Diet Feeding Behavior Forests Rivers Seasons Species Specificity |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Journal of Fish Biology |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 90, Número 1, Pags. 326-340 |
Abstract: | This study assessed the width of the trophic niche of four characid species (Bryconops giacopinii, Bryconops inpai, Hyphessobrycon aff. melazonatus and Iguanodectes geisleri) found under different co-occurrence circumstances in Amazonian upland streams. The study was conducted during the rainy season of 2011 at eight sites of two micro-basins of the Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The four species were studied in the following circumstances: only one of the species occurring in the stream; two species co-occurring; three species co-occurring. The relative volume of the food items in the fish stomachs was used to calculate Hurlbert's trophic-niche breadth for the individuals of each species in the different co-occurrence circumstances. Hyphessobrycon aff. melazonatus changed their diet when occurring in syntopy with other characid species of similar feeding habits, as shown by a significant narrowing of its trophic niche. The opportunistic habits and great feeding flexibility of these characid species make the partitioning of food resources possible and act as an important ecological mechanism that facilitates the coexistence of different species, possibly by attenuating the effects of direct competition for food. In addition, the low carrying capacity of these upland forest streams may be an important environmental factor influencing the results of this study. © 2016 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1111/jfb.13183 |
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