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Ecology of the Pelagic Fishes in Lake Titicaca (Peru-Bolivia)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ecology of the Pelagic Fishes in Lake Titicaca (Peru-Bolivia) |
| Creator | Vaux, P. Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A. Treviño, H. Marino, L. Bustamante, B. Torres, J. Richerson, P. Alfaro, R. |
| Description | Gill nets set at three depths at an open-water station in Lake Titicaca during August 1984 captured only two species of endemic killifishes (Orestias ispi and o. mulleri) and an exotic silverside (Basilichthyes bonariensis). These species segregated strongly by depth, with B. bonariensis and o. mulleri occurring only in the surface and bottom sets, respectively, and O. ispi being most abundant in the mid-water set. All three species were feeding on zooplankton, but o. mulleri also included... |
| Date | 1988-01-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Identifier | http://works.bepress.com/wayne_wurtsbaugh/74 |
| Source | Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh |
| Publisher | SelectedWorks |
| Subject | ecology pelagic fishes Lake Titicaca |
