Experiments on the Feeding Behavior of the Hematophagous Candiru, Vandellia cf. Plazaii

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Environmental Biology of Fishes

• Publication date

  2001-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1023/A:1011081027565
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