Grazing behaviour of a non-herbivorous characin: revisiting plasticity.

J Fish Biol

Fish Ecology Laboratory, Department of Ecology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, PHLC, Av. São Francisco Xavier, Maracanã 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Published: August 2014

Feeding behaviour and diet of Bryconamericus microcephalus differed between canopy conditions. At the open canopy site, a behavioural modification, grazing on algae, was observed. This was also reflected in gut content analysis and suggests behavioural plasticity in response to resource availability.

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