Quantitative evaluation of the point method for fish stomach contents analysis |
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| Authors: | C. Marrero, H. Lopez-Rojas,&dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Museo de Zoología, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Los Llanos, Guanare Portuguesa;Laboratorio de Ictiologia, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 47058, Caracas 1041-A, Venezuela |
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| Abstract: | To test the accuracy of the point methods a simulation was conducted using simulated stomachs. Results from seven participants told to analyse the stomachs by the point and percentage methods differed considerably among subjects and from the control. |
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| Keywords: | fish diet stomach contents diet analysis |
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