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Temporal variations in the feeding of the endangered Neotropical fish Brycon orthotaenia (Characiformes: Bryconidae) in the middle São Francisco River

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Pages 239-243 | Received 03 Sep 2016, Accepted 04 Apr 2017, Published online: 25 Apr 2017

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