Population density, growth and reproduction of arapaima in an Amazonian river-floodplain

Arantes CC, Castello L, Stewart DJ, Cetra M, Queiroz HL. Population density, growth and reproduction of arapaima in an Amazonian river‐floodplain. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2010: 19: 455–465. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S  –  Compensatory density effects are key features of fish population dynam...

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