@article{fdi:010014705,
  title = {{B}ody shape, diet and ontogenetic diet shifts in young fish of the {S}innamary river, {F}rench {G}uiana, {S}outh {A}merica},
  author = {{M}{\'e}rigoux, {S}. and {P}onton, {D}ominique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} total of 1468 young fish representing 66 taxa from the {S}innamary river, {F}rench {G}uiana was classified by complete cluster analysis of mean relative body width and mean relative body height into four groups. {T}hese had anguilliform, disciform, flat or intermediate body shapes and belonged chiefly to {G}ymnotiformes, {P}erciformes, {S}iluriformes and {C}haraciformes, respectively. {S}everal of the taxa shifted from one to another body shape during ontogenesis. {S}even diet groups were defined by complete cluster analysis. {A}mong these, six groups were represented by carnivorous fish. {T}he three most frequent groups had diets of mainly insect larvae and small crustaceans, insect larvae, and predominantly terrestrial insects. {T}he majority of the fish taxa showed ontogenetic diet shifts. {C}arnivorous fish usually switched from small-size prey, such as insects and/or fish. {H}owever, taxa differed in their capacities to switch from small prey to intermediate and/or to large prey. {T}axa of different body shapes had significantly different diets. {D}isciform fish fed mainly on aquatic insect larvae and terrestrial insects but also, in small amounts, on small crustaceans. {M}ost anguiliform taxa ate insect larvae. {I}ndividuals belonging to the depressiform or intermediate morphotype had varied diets ranging from plant debris and substratum to fish. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{POISSON} {D}'{EAU} {DOUCE} ; {ANATOMIE} {ANIMALE} ; {COMPORTEMENT} {ALIMENTAIRE} ; {CORRELATION} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {SINNAMARY} {COURS} {D}'{EAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {},
  pages = {556--569},
  ISSN = {0022-1112},
  year = {1998},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010014705},
}