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Gape size influences seasonal patterns of piscivore diets in three Neotropical rivers

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Montaña, Carmen G., Layman, Craig A., Winemiller, Kirk O. (2011): Gape size influences seasonal patterns of piscivore diets in three Neotropical rivers. Neotropical Ichthyology 9 (3): 647-655, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252011005000028, URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000300018&lng=en&tlng=en

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