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SUBMITTER: Queiroz AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860769 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Queiroz Alexya Cunha de AC Vallinoto Marcelo M Sakai Yoichi Y Giarrizzo Tommaso T Barros Breno B
PloS one 20180320 3
The mimetic juveniles of a number of carangid fish species resemble plant parts floating near the water surface, such as leaves, seeds and other plant debris. The present study is the first to verify the morphological similarities and ecomorphological relationships between three carangids (Oligoplites saurus, Oligoplites palometa and Trachinotus falcatus) and their associated plant models. Behavioral observations were conducted in the estuary of Curuçá River, in northeastern Pará (Brazil) betwee ...[more]