Stomach Content of a Juvenile Bolivian River Dolphin (<I>Inia geoffrensis boliviensis</I>) from the Upper Madeira Basin, Bolivia
2010; Volume: 36; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1578/am.36.3.2010.284
ISSN1996-7292
AutoresEnzo Aliaga‐Rossel, Amber S. Beerman, Jaime Sarmiento,
Tópico(s)Marine animal studies overview
ResumoThe article presents a study about the stomach content of a juvenile Bolivian river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis), an endemic subspecies of the Amazon River dolphin, found in the upper Madeira River basin in Bolivia. The study finds that the stomach of Bolivian river dolphin contained a mixture of partially digested fish remains and a nematode. It says that the diet of adult Bolivian river dolphins include crabs and unidentified fish species, including members of the Characidae family.
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