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| Montaña,Carmen G.; Winemiller,Kirk O.. |
| Feeding behavior and habitat use of two species of pike cichlids, or mataguaros, (Crenicichla lugubris and C. aff. wallacii) were studied in the río Cinaruco, a floodplain river in the Venezuelan llanos. We examined 309 individuals of C. lugubris and 270 individuals of C. aff. wallacii from both the main channel and lagoons throughout the falling-water phase of the annual hydrological cycle. Crenicichla lugubris was common within habitats that contained rocks or woody debris, whereas C. aff. wallacii was more abundant in lagoons than the main channel, especially within shallow areas containing leaf litter. Although we did not capture C. aff. wallacii in rocky shoals, they sometimes were observed in these habitats. Crenicichla lugubris was larger than C.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Llanos; Pike cichlid; Neotropics; Niche breadth; Venezuela. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000200019 |
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| Winemiller,Kirk O.; Taphorn,Donald C.; Kelso-Winemiller,Leslie C.; López-Delgado,Edwin O.; Keppeler,Friedrich W.; Montaña,Carmen G.. |
| ABSTRACT We investigated spatial and seasonal variation of fish assemblages of Caño Maraca, a creek in Venezuela’s Western Llanos, a region with strong wet-dry seasonality. Fishes were surveyed over a 19-year period at three sites along the longitudinal gradient: a headwater site with a narrow channel, a middle site with shallow channels traversing a seasonal wetland, and a lower site where the channel has higher banks. Assemblage composition and presence of species with juveniles and various life history strategies were compared during wet and dry seasons. Overall, fish species richness was lowest at the headwater site and highest at the downstream site. During the wet season, however, species richness is greatest at the middle site, a pattern associated... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dispersal; Fluvial gradient; Freshwater fish; Neotropics; Nestedness. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252018000400217 |
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| Montaña,Carmen G.; Layman,Craig A.; Winemiller,Kirk O.. |
| We examined diets of four piscivores, two in the order Perciformes (Cichla temensis and C. orinocensis) and two in the order Characiformes (Boulengerella cuvieri and B. lucius), from the Cinaruco, La Guardia, and Ventuari rivers in Venezuela throughout the wet-dry seasonal cycle. The four piscivores consumed a phylogenetically and morphologically diverse group of fishes, reflecting the overall diversity of fish species in these rivers. At the start of the falling-water period, Cichla consumed large prey, especially the abundant, migratory, fish of the genus Semaprochilodus. As these relatively large prey became depleted during the dry season, Cichla tended to consume smaller prey. For Boulengerella, gape limitation precluded consumption of larger,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Floodplain river; Food web; Optimal foraging theory; Predator-prey interaction; Venezuela. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000300018 |
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| Hoeinghaus,David J.; Layman,Craig A.; Arrington,D. Albrey; Winemiller,Kirk O.. |
| In their native habitats of black- and clear-water Neotropical rivers, large predatory cichlids of the genus Cichla are an important food and recreational resource. Understanding patterns of movement for these species is necessary for effective management and conservation; however, no information is available on movement in natural fluvial populations. Therefore, we initiated a cooperative mark-recapture program with local sport-fishing groups to evaluate movement of Cichla in the Cinaruco River, Venezuela and to promote conservation awareness. Between January 1999 and May 2003, we tagged 2,224 individuals of three species of Cichla (C. temensis, C. orinocensis, and C. intermedia) with uniquely numbered floy tags. Over 52 months, 2.8% of the tagged fishes... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cinaruco River; Conservation; Mark-recapture; Pavón; Tucunaré. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252003000200006 |
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| Layman,Craig A.; Winemiller,Kirk O.. |
| Distribution and abundance of large fishes (SL>100 mm) in the río Cinaruco, a floodplain river in the Venezuelan llanos, were examined by gill net sampling in four habitat types: sand banks, backwater creeks, floodplain lagoons, and river channel. Sampling was standardized using nets (25 m x 2 m) of three mesh sizes set for 24-h periods. Based on data from >10,000 hours of gill netting over three years, there were significant differences in assemblage composition among the four habitats. Pair-wise comparisons suggested differences in assemblage composition between all pairs of habitats except creeks and lagoons. Differences in assemblage composition likely arose from species-specific habitat affinities. For example, 21 taxa were collected from both... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Assemblage structure; Habitat affinity; Lagoon; Migration; Predation. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252005000100007 |
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| Garcia,Alexandre M.; Hoeinghaus,David J.; Vieira,João P.; Winemiller,Kirk O.; Marques,David M. L. Motta; Bemvenuti,Marlise A.. |
| Taim Ecological Reserve is located within the Taim Hydrological System and was created to protect a heterogeneous and productive landscape harboring exceptional biological diversity in southern Brazil. Using stable isotope ratio analyses of carbon (delta13C) and nitrogen (delta15N), we provide a preliminary description of the food web structure, including estimates of production sources supporting fish populations and vertical trophic structure, within a representative lake of this system. A total of 21 organisms (5 macrophytes, 3 mollusks and 13 adult fishes) representing 16 species were collected for isotope analysis. Fishes had delta13C values ranging from -24.30º/oo to -28.31º/oo , showing concordance with the range of values observed for macrophytes... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Subtropical wetland; Neotropical fishes; Patos-Mirim Lagoon complex; Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER); Brazilian Long Term Ecological Research (PELD). |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000200014 |
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