Stomach Content of a Juvenile Bolivian River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) from the Upper Madeira Basin, Bolivia

E. Aliaga-Rossel; A.S. Beerman; J. Sarmiento

doi:10.1578/AM.36.3.2010.284

Stomach Content of a Juvenile Bolivian River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) from the Upper Madeira Basin, Bolivia

E. Aliaga-Rossel, A.S. Beerman, J. Sarmiento

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The 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	284-287
Journal	Aquatic Mammals
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.36.3.2010.284
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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cetacea
iniidae

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Stomach Content of a Juvenile Bolivian River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) from the Upper Madeira Basin, Bolivia

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