A new method for the analysis of fish stomach contents

  • Sidnei Eduardo Lima Junior UEMS
  • Roberto Goitein UNESP

Abstract

A very common practice in studies on fish feeding is to determine the diet of the species by an analysis of stomach contents. It is undertaken by the methods of numerical, volumetric, gravimetric and occurrence frequencies. Since their utilization is not always possible, an alternative method based on attribution of points is suggested. It consists of evaluating food items starting from total food weight and simple visual inspection of stomach contents

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Author Biography

Sidnei Eduardo Lima Junior, UEMS
Bacharel, Mestre e Doutor em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Campus de Rio Claro. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto de Ensino Superior na Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Tem experiência nas áreas de Zoologia e Ecologia, com ênfase em Ictiologia - Biologia e Ecologia de peixes - e Monitoramento Ambiental. É Pró-Reitor de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação da UEMS desde setembro de 2007 Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-05-09
How to Cite
Lima Junior, S. E., & Goitein, R. (2008). A new method for the analysis of fish stomach contents. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 23, 421-424. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v23i0.2723
Section
Biology Sciences

 

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