Search Results - "Quirino, Bárbara Angélio"
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Water-level fluctuations lead to changes in the diet of an omnivorous fish in a floodplain
Published in Neotropical Ichthyology (01-01-2023)“…Abstract The hydrological regime leads to fluctuations in the availability of food resources for fish, which may reflect in their diet variation. Our main goal…”
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Aquatic Macrophytes Shape the Foraging Efficiency, Trophic Niche Breadth, and Overlap among Small Fish in a Neotropical River
Published in Water (Basel) (01-11-2022)“…Aquatic macrophytes are generally recognized to influence fish–prey interactions. We assessed how fish consume particular foods, and how their foraging…”
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Cross-Taxon Congruence of Taxonomic and Functional Beta-Diversity Facets Across Spatial and Temporal Scales
Published in Frontiers in environmental science (08-07-2022)“…An intensively debated issue in ecology is whether the variations in the biodiversity patterns of different biological groups are congruent in space and time…”
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Influence of species invasion, seasonality, and connectivity on fish functional and taxonomic beta-diversity in a Neotropical floodplain
Published in Biological invasions (01-10-2023)“…Studies that combine functional and taxonomic beta-diversity are essential for explaining some ecological processes, including the process of species invasion…”
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Macrophyte diversity alters invertebrate community and fish diet
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-02-2021)“…The diversity of aquatic macrophytes can offer different local conditions required to support an increased number of microhabitats, therefore resulting in…”
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Feeding of fish inhabiting native and non-native macrophyte stands in a Neotropical reservoir
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-03-2020)“…Owning to dissimilarity with native macrophytes, invasive macrophytes may negatively affect the diet and foraging efficiency of fishes. We evaluated the…”
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Zooplankton taxonomic and functional structure is determined by macrophytes and fish predation in a Neotropical river
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-04-2021)“…Habitat structure and predation are major factors that influence the distribution of zooplankton species and functional traits. Here, we analyzed how the…”
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Changes in diet and niche breadth of a small fish species in response to the flood pulse in a Neotropical floodplain lake
Published in Limnologica (01-01-2017)“…This study tested the hypothesis that the flood pulse affects the diet composition and the niche breadth of Moenkhausia forestii, a small characid fish…”
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Associations between submerged macrophytes and fish communities at two spatial scales in 88 temperate shallow lakes
Published in Freshwater biology (01-07-2023)“…Fish community structure is affected by a range of lake characteristics, including the cover of macrophytes that provide spawning habitats, nursery area,…”
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Interactions between a planktivorous fish and planktonic microcrustaceans mediated by the biomass of aquatic macrophytes
Published in Journal of plankton research (01-01-2021)“…Abstract Habitat complexity is recognized to mediate predator–prey relationships by offering refuge or not. We investigated the availability of planktonic…”
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Macrophyte stand complexity explains the functional α and β diversity of fish in a tropical river-floodplain
Published in Aquatic sciences (2021)“…Aquatic macrophytes increase habitat complexity and influence the structure of fish communities. We investigated relations between macrophyte stand complexity…”
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Seasonal variation in the use of food resources by small fishes inhabiting the littoral zone in a Neotropical floodplain lake
Published in Aquatic ecology (01-12-2015)“…This study evaluated the effect of seasonality on diet composition and overlap in fish species inhabiting the littoral zone of a small lake. We analyzed…”
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The commonality of core biological groups across freshwater food webs
Published in Limnology and oceanography (01-04-2021)“…Assessing how organisms interact is fundamental to understand biodiversity patterns. Like many ecosystems, most freshwater environments are susceptible to…”
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Habitat complexity and individual variation in diet and morphology of a fish species associated with macrophytes
Published in Ecology of freshwater fish (01-04-2021)“…Populations of generalist fish can be composed of individuals specialised to a small subset of food resources, a process known as individual specialisation. In…”
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An invasive and a native macrophyte species provide similar feeding habitat for fish
Published in Ecology of freshwater fish (01-01-2020)“…Invasive macrophytes usually increase the homogenisation of habitats and can affect local communities with negative effects on the food chain. We evaluated…”
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The amphibian macrophyte Polygonum punctatum as a temporary habitat and feeding ground for fish
Published in Aquatic ecology (01-09-2019)“…Plants that colonize wet habitats may become temporarily submerged forming a new habitat for fish in the flood period. In this study, the amphibian macrophyte…”
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Differences in ecomorphology and trophic niche segregation of two sympatric heptapterids (Teleostei: Siluriformes)
Published in Acta scientiarum. Biological sciences (2020)“…Morphological similarity, resource sharing, and differences in habitat use by species are factors that favor their coexistence. The objective of this study was…”
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Macrophyte biomass mediates trophic relationships between congeneric fishes and invertebrate communities
Published in Limnologica (01-03-2022)“…This study aimed to verify whether habitat complexity, assessed through macrophyte biomass, can mediate interactions between fish and invertebrate communities…”
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