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Juveniles of the piscivorous dourado Salminus brasiliensis mimic the piraputanga Brycon hilarii as an alternative predation tactic

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Bessa, Eduardo, Carvalho, Lucélia Nobre, Sabino, José, Tomazzelli, Paola (2011): Juveniles of the piscivorous dourado Salminus brasiliensis mimic the piraputanga Brycon hilarii as an alternative predation tactic. Neotropical Ichthyology 9 (2): 351-354, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252011005000016, URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000200012&lng=en&tlng=en

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