Research Article

Resource Partitioning between Two Piranhas (Serrasalmus gibbus and Serrasalmus rhombeus) in an Amazonian Reservoir

Table 2

Mean observed and simulated Pianka indices and their respective p values for the dietary overlap of S. gibbus and S. rhombeus in the Coaracy Nunes reservoir in Ferreira Gomes, Amapá (Brazil).

ParameterSeasonalNycthemeral
FloodDry

(): observed mean0.9970.5310.519
(): simulated mean0.2410.6060.606
Variance of the simulated indices0.0830.0010.002
C score: p (observed ≤ expected)1.000
C score: p (observed ≥ expected)0.9820.984

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