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Marta Dias Joana Roma Catarina Fonseca Maria Pinto Henrique N. Cabral Ana Silva 《Marine Biology Research》2016,12(4):331-344
Fish were sampled monthly in four tidal pools, for two years, on the west Portuguese coast. Species diversity of transient fish was higher than that found in previous studies, in other parts of the world. The transient fish population comprised six species: the white seabream, Diplodus sargus, sand smelt, Atherina spp., the thinlip grey mullet, Liza ramada, the Baillon's wrasse, Symphodus bailloni, the zebra seabream, Diplodus cervinus and the European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus. Abundance varied seasonally, yearly, and among pools, with peak numbers in spring and summer. The most abundant species in all pools, both as larvae and juveniles, was D. sargus. Diplodus sargus and Atherina spp. were present in most pools, from spring to autumn, while rare species were present mostly in the spring-summer period. Smaller mean sizes of larvae and juveniles were observed at the beginning of spring of 2011 (March–April) and at the end of spring/beginning of summer of 2012 (May–June). Mean size of larvae and juveniles often showed a continuous increase from spring to autumn in both years. The highest density peaks were due to the high number of post-larvae entering the pools in spring. In most pools, the overall condition (Fulton's K) of D. sargus increased throughout the year, in both years. The species richness, the high densities of early stages, and their continuous growth observed in tidal pools strongly emphasize the importance of these environments for larvae and juveniles of several transient marine fishes. 相似文献
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Synopsis We studied the ontogenetic diet shift and prey electivity of an endangered cyprinodontid fish endemic to the Iberian Peninsula,
the Spanish toothcarp (Aphanius iberus). The toothcarp’s diet was omnivorous, dominated by harpacticoid copepods (Mesochra lilljeborgi and Tisbe longicornis), copepod nauplii and detritus. Diet composition varied greatly among habitats, depending on prey availability. In a rarely
inundated habitat (glasswort), there was more consumption of the isopod Protracheoniscus occidentalis and the harpacticoid copepod Mesochra lilljeborgi, while in algal mats another harpacticoid (Tisbe longicornis), chironomid dipterans and invertebrate eggs were more important in diet. Although a benthic feeding habitat has previously
been suggested, in our study the diet was based rather on water column organisms for both glasswort and algal mat habitats.
There was also an ontogenetic diet shift, with an increase of mean prey length with fish length, clearly linked to a microhabitat
change. Smaller fish showed positive electivity and greater reliance on planktonic prey (e.g. copepod nauplii, the harpacticoid
copepods Mesochra lilljeborgi and Tisbe longicornis, the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis, and ostracods), while larger fish elected and preyed on more benthic organisms (e.g. Canuella perplexa, Mesochra rapiens, and ephydrid dipterans). 相似文献
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Food and habitat of four Xenotilapia species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) in a sandy bay of northern Lake Tanganyika (Burundi) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
E. Gysels L. Janssens de Bisthoven † L. De Vos‡ F. Ollevier 《Journal of fish biology》1997,50(2):254-266
The feeding ecology of four species of Xenotilapia (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika was investigated by examining their intestine contents in three different habitats from two 24-h catch cycles. The fish were caught in a sandy bay 4 km north-west of Bujumbura (Burundi) during the dry season, from August until October 1993. Three different habitats were sampled: an area 600 m offshore at a depth of 15 m, a littoral zone near a reed bed (depth, 0–5 m), and an area near a sandy beach (depth, 5 m). The fish were most active in the early morning and at night, except for X. caudafasciata which was the most diurnal. X. ochrogenys was confined to the vicinity of the reeds, where few individuals of the other species were found, and prey comprised mainly ostracods, copepods and chironomid larvae (Tanytarsini). X. ornatipinnis and X. longispinis occurred in large numbers both at a depth of 15 m and near the sandy beach. X. ornatipinnis preyed mainly on copepods, oligochaetes, diatoms and chironomid larvae. X. longispinis had a wider range of temporal and spatial distribution compared with the other species and fed on copepods, ostracods and chironomid larvae (mainly Microchironomus spp.). X. caudafasciata (only caught at 15 m) fed mostly on profundal chironomid larvae (Tanypodinae and Microchironomus spp.). Trophic niche overlap between X. longispinis and X. caudafasciata appeared to be reduced through different activity patterns. Few intraspecific differences in food diet were found between sex and age groups. 相似文献
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The dietary composition of juvenile Trematomus newnesi, trawled at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands, in the summers 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 was analysed using frequency of occurrence
(F%) and dietary coefficient Q (%) methods. The samples consisted exclusively of immature specimens in the range 4–15.4 cm (total length) and are complementary
to those of larger fish from the same site, including adults, which were analysed in previous work. Benthic-demersal organisms
such as gammaridean amphipods and harpacticoid copepods were the main (coefficient Q) and most frequent (F%) prey. The importance of the smaller and larger main prey diminished and increased, respectively, during ontogeny. Pelagic
krill, being negligible in the diet of the small and medium size fish categories, became secondary food, but only for fish
larger than 12 cm. Other taxonomic groups occurred scarcely and constituted occasional food. They were mostly benthic, such
as gastropods, bivalves, isopods, cumaceans, and algae, with the exception of an insignificant number of pelagic ostracods
and calanoid copepods. Unlike the more pelagic/planktivorous mode of life known for late juvenile-adult stages of T. newnesi, including cryopelagy, present results indicate that early juvenile fish remain sheltered among macroalgae beds preying on
the associated community of demersal-benthic organisms. 相似文献
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Robert Schabetsberger Martin S. Luger Gabriele Drozdowski Albert Jagsch 《Biological invasions》2009,11(6):1335-1345
The zooplankton community of Alpine lake Seehornsee (1,779 m a.s.l.) was studied over a period of 13 years. In 1994, a typical
high-altitude zooplankton community, consisting of two calanoid copepods (Mixodiaptomus laciniatus, Arctodiaptomus alpinus), one cladoceran (Daphnia rosea), and two rotifers (Keratella quadrata, Synchaeta pectinata) coexisted with infertile charr hybrids, which had been introduced in 1969 and again in 1974. When the aged fish were removed
by intensive gill netting, they had fed predominantly on aquatic insects. After a fish-free period of 4 years, 2000 fertile
juvenile Alpine charr (Salvelinus umbla) were stocked in 1998 and again in 1999. They preyed on benthic (chydorids, ostracods, cyclopoid copepods, chironomid larvae
and pupae) and planktonic prey (diaptomid copepods, Daphnia). Between 2004 and 2006 charr successfully reproduced. Nine years after stocking of fertile charr, the two calanoids had
virtually disappeared, and Daphnia rosea had notably declined in abundance. In concordance with the size efficiency hypothesis (Brooks and Dodson 1965), the newly appearing and smaller cladoceran Ceriodaphnia pulchella, together with the two resident, and two emerging species of rotifers (Polyarthra luminosa, Gastropus stylifer) dominated the zooplankton community. 相似文献
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We carried out dietary analysis on five numerically abundant fishes, Sillago japonica, Ditremma temmincki, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, Hippocampus japonicus and Petroscirtes breviceps in an eelgrass bed in Kwangyang Bay, Korea. Comparisons between species demonstrated that the dietary composition of each fish species was significantly different from that of every other species. Although gammarid amphipods and caprellid amphipods were consumed by all species, their individual contributions to each species' diet varied. Furthermore, polychaetes contributed to the diets of S. japonica and T. trigonocephalusand crab larvae were consumed byD. temmincki. Algae and eelgrass were not consumed by four fish species and made only a minimal contribution to the diet of P. breviceps. The diet of each fish species except H. japonicus underwent size-related changes; smaller fishes consumed gammarid amphipods, mysids and copepods, while larger fishes ate polychaetes, gastropods, isopods and other fishes. Differences in the prey organisms consumed of each individual species could be often related to differences in mouth length and width. S. japonica, D. temmincki, T. trigonocephalus, and P. breviceps underwent also a significant diel changes that could be related to differences in foraging behavior and/or prey availability. Thus, use of vision to detect prey would account for the greater daytime consumption of copepods by S. japonica and of crab larvae by D. temmincki, whereas the nocturnal emergence of gammarid amphipods, polychaetes and isopods from the substrate explained their greater consumption by S. japonica, D. temmincki, T. trigonocephalusand P. breviceps at night. Dietary breadth was greater for species with larger mouth dimensions. 相似文献
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Diet and body shape changes of pāroko Kelloggella disalvoi (Gobiidae) from intertidal pools of Easter Island
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This study assesses seasonal variation in the morphology and diet of juveniles and adults of the Easter Island endemic goby Kelloggella disalvoi from intertidal pools during September–October 2015 (spring) and June–July 2016 (winter), utilizing geometric morphometric and gut‐content analyses. A set of 16 landmarks was digitized in 128 individuals. Shape changes related to size changes (i.e. allometry) were low (18·6%) and were seasonally similar. Body shape changes were mainly dorsoventral (44·2% of variance) and comprised posteroventral displacement of the premaxilla and bending of the body. The latter included vertical displacement of the anterior portion of the first and second dorsal fins and the entire base of the caudal fin. Diets mainly comprised developmental stages of harpacticoid copepods (from eggs to adults), ostracods, isopods, gastropods and bivalves. Also, trophic niche breadth remained constant throughout development and did not vary between seasons. Nonetheless, significant dietary differences were detected in specimens collected during spring (main prey items: harpacticoid copepods and copepod eggs) and winter (harpacticoid copepods and copepod nauplii). Finally, there was weak but significant covariation between diet and morphology: molluscivores were characterized by having an inferior mouth gape, whereas planktivores had an anteriorly directed premaxilla. 相似文献
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We conducted a microcosm experiment to evaluate the capability of fauna inhabiting or being transported by drifting filamentous
algae to colonize defaunated sediment. We expected meiofauna would perform a quicker and more effective re-colonization of
disturbed areas by means of the algal mats than their macrofaunal counterparts. Similarly, within meiofauna, we expected more
mobile taxa such as ostracods and harpacticoids to colonize the sediment more readily than other more sedentary ones such
as nematodes. Naturally drifting algae were collected from the field and placed in 1 l aquaria on top of 5 cm of defaunated
sediment. After 3 and 6 days, one core sample (5 cm deep) was taken from each aquarium; the first 2 cm were sliced into 2 mm
layers, and the remaining fraction into 1 cm layers. The sediment remaining in the aquaria was sieved through a 0.5 mm sieve
to collect the re-colonizing macrofauna. The dominant macrofaunal taxa inhabiting the algae were juvenile bivalves and gastropods,
with Cerastoderma glaucum accounting for the majority of the bivalves and Hydrobia sp. for most of the gastropods. After 3 and 6 days, the most abundant macrofaunal taxa colonizing the sediment were Cerastoderma glaucum, Hydrobia sp. and gammarid amphipods. Higher abundances were found after 6 days than after 3, though differences were not significant
for any of the major taxa. Meiofauna inhabiting the algae were dominated by rotifers, nematodes, ostracods, chironomid larvae
and harpacticoid copepods. Contrary to our predictions, nematode and harpacticoid species inhabiting the drifting algae were
not driven to sediment re-colonization but remained in the algae. Our results indicate that some benthic animals may indeed
benefit from drifting algal mats as a means of dispersal and re-colonization of previously defaunated sediments in relatively
short periods of time. Also, they may contribute to explain some of the trends found in other studies, regarding species increase
under drifting algae and the recovery patterns found in areas often exposed to algal conglomerates. 相似文献
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The feeding ecology ofChrysichthys, a commercially important freshwater bagrid in Nigeria, is described from a southeastern lake. Over a year period, 779 stomachs were examined. The main food items were chaoborid and chironomid larvae, ostracods, copepods and detritus. Larger fish fed mostly on insect larvae and detritus while the smaller individuals consumed mostly microcrustacea. Feeding intensity was lowest during the height of the flood. There was little diel change in the amount of food consumed. The fish are morphologically pre-adapted for their benthic omnivorous feeding habits. 相似文献
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Zeynep Pekcan‐Hekim Noora Hellén Laura Härkönen Per Anders Nilsson Leena Nurminen Jukka Horppila 《Ecology and evolution》2016,6(24):8919-8930
The coexistence of competing species relies on niche partitioning. Competitive exclusion is likely inevitable at high niche overlap, but such divide between competitors may be bridged if environmental circumstances displace competitor niches to enhance partitioning. Foraging‐niche dimension can be influenced by environmental characteristics, and if competitors react differently to such conditions, coexistence can be facilitated. We here experimentally approach the partitioning effects of environmental conditions by evaluating the influence of water turbulence on foraging‐niche responses in two competing fish species, Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis and roach Rutilus rutilus, selecting from planktonic and benthic prey. In the absence of turbulence, both fish species showed high selectivity for benthic chironomid larvae. R. rutilus fed almost exclusively on zoobenthos, whereas P. fluviatilis complemented the benthic diet with zooplankton (mainly copepods). In turbulent water, on the other hand, the foraging‐niche widths of both R. rutilus and P. fluviatilis increased, while their diet overlap simultaneously decreased, caused by 20% of the R. rutilus individuals turning to planktonic (mainly bosminids) prey, and by P. fluviatilis increasing foraging on littoral/benthic food sources. We show that moderate physical disturbance of environments, such as turbulence, can enhance niche partitioning and thereby coexistence of competing foragers. Turbulence affects prey but not fish swimming capacities, with consequences for prey‐specific distributions and encounter rates with fish of different foraging strategies (pause‐travel P. fluviatilis and cruise R. rutilus). Water turbulence and prey community structure should hereby affect competitive interaction strengths among fish species, with consequences for coexistence probability as well as community and system compositions. 相似文献
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Climate change is more pronounced at high northern latitudes, and may be affecting the physical, chemical, and biological
attributes of the abundant wetlands in boreal forests. On the Yukon Flats, located in the boreal forest of northeast Alaska,
wetlands originally sampled during 1985–1989 were re-sampled for water chemistry and macroinvertebrates in summer 2001–2003.
Wetlands sampled lost on average 19% surface water area between these periods. Total nitrogen and most metal cations (Na,
Mg, and Ca, but not K) increased between these periods, whereas total phosphorus and chlorophyll a (Chl a) declined. These changes were greater in wetlands that had experienced more drying (decreased surface area). Compared with
1985–1989, densities of cladocerans, copepods, and ostracods in both June and August were much higher in 2002–2003, whereas
densities of amphipods, gastropods, and chironomid larvae were generally lower. In comparisons among wetlands in 2002–2003
only, amphipod biomass was lower in wetlands with lower Chl a, which might help explain the decline of amphipods since the late 1980s when Chl a was higher. The decline in Chl a corresponded to greatly increased zooplankton density in June, suggesting a shift in carbon flow from scrapers and deposit-feeders
to water-column grazers. Declines in benthic and epibenthic deposit-feeding invertebrates suggest important food web effects
of climate change in otherwise pristine wetlands of the boreal forest.
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Brenda Temperoni Santiago Aldo Barbini Paula Orlando Claudio César Buratti 《Journal of fish biology》2021,99(6):1832-1842
Rough scad Trachurus lathami is a key pelagic fish in the Argentinean continental shelf (ACS, south-west Atlantic Ocean), with recent increases in abundance. It is a main prey of fishes and marine mammals, and shares the environment with commercially relevant pelagic species (Engraulis anchoita and Scomber colias), playing an important role linking lower and upper trophic levels in the ecosystem. This study aims to determine the ontogenetic changes in the diet composition, feeding strategy, trophic niche breadth and trophic level of T. lathami in the North Patagonian Shelf (43°–45°30′S). The stomach contents of adult fish (n = 238) were analysed. The results suggest a clear ontogenetic shift in the diet at a size of ~190 mm. Smaller individuals (160–190 mm) were specialized on misidaceans, and showed the highest trophic level, while larger T. lathami (221–230 mm) consumed decapods (Peisos petrunkevitchi) and teleosts (eggs and larvae). Trophic niche breadth was higher at the medium-sized class (191–220 mm), which mainly preyed on copepods (Calanoides carinatus) and chaetognaths (Sagitta spp.), evidencing a more diverse diet and a rather generalist strategy. Updated information on the trophic ecology of T. lathami evidences its extremely plastic feeding behaviour, being able to adapt its trophic niche to the most readily available food items from the mesopelagic community. 相似文献
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Feeding and prey-selection of wild Atlantic salmon post-smolts 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
P. M. R. Andreassen M. B. Martinussen N. A. Hvidsten S. O. Stefansson 《Journal of fish biology》2001,58(6):1667-1679
The diet of post-smolt Atlantic salmon Salmo salar caught in the Trondheimsfjord and Frohavet in central Norway, based on stomach contents analysis, showed a gradual change during migration from the river to the estuary, fjord and coastal areas. Post-smolts caught in the estuary had eaten intertidal gammarid amphipods, while post-smolts caught further seawards preyed upon available marine prey such as Calanus spp., adult euphausiids and fish larvae. The frequency of adult insects was high in all post-smolt stomachs. The gradual change in diet suggested that feeding conditions in the early marine phase were important for post-smolt survival and growth. With the exception of the copepods, there was no overall similarity between species composition of the plankton samples and the stomach contents. Although the hypothesis that the post-smolts are opportunistic feeders cannot be rejected, the composition of the stomach contents suggests a possible selectivity of advantageous prey. 相似文献
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Jessica H. Arbour Patricia Avendaño Jeffrey A. Hutchings 《Environmental Biology of Fishes》2010,87(4):353-362
The Alligatorfish (Aspidophoroides monopterygius) is one of numerous non-commercial marine fishes for which basic elements of life history and biology are poorly known. More
than 200 individuals were collected from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, in September 2000 and 2001, during fisheries-independent
surveys. The standard length of Alligatorfish averaged 10.9 cm in 2000 and 9.2 cm in 2001, and putative age ranged between
2 and 7 years. Males possessed significantly longer pelvic fins, relative to body size, than females. We hypothesize that
Alligatorfish undergo internal gametic association and that spawning takes place in mid- to late-autumn. Diet was comprised
primarily of amphipods and isopods; other diet items included euphausiids, mysids, copepods, pteropods and calcareous algae.
Based on analysis of individuals collected in 2000, 6.8% were affected by parasites (nematodes). Our research on the life
history and ecology of Alligatorfish contributes to our knowledge of the biodiversity of Canada’s sub-Arctic marine fish fauna. 相似文献
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Materials from six complex trawl surveys conducted by the TINRO-Center in the upper epipelagic zone of the Western Bering
Sea during the summer-fall seasons from 2002 through 2006 were used as the basis of this paper. The overall biomass (and abundance)
of jellyfish increased from 0.6–0.8 million t (1.1–1.8 billion individuals) in the summer up to 0.9–1.7 million t (4.4–4.8
billion individuals) in fall. Scyphomedusa Chrysaora melanaster and the Hydromedusa Aequorea forskalea made up the major part of the jellyfish biomass (67–97%). Their distribution varied significantly. A. forskalea aggregated mainly in the deepwater part of the Bering Sea. Ch. melanaster was widely dispersed across the entire area of the investigations and formed the most considerable aggregations in the Anadyr-Navarin
area. In the fall of 2006 the diet of jellyfish generally consisted of plankton organisms (copepods, euphausiids, amphipods,
pteropods, chaetognaths, ostracods, and larval decapods). However, Ch. melanaster had a greater portion of fish and larval squid in its diet. 相似文献
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Low-intertidal fish communities, including Enneapterygius rufopileus (Tripterygiidae), were studied in rockpools in Sydney, Australia to consider the role of physical factors and food availability in their distribution and abundance. The rockpool fish community in Sydney was speciose (23 species), of which 35% of individuals were E. rufopileus. Fish abundance and 13 physical and biological parameters were measured in twenty-two rockpools spread among 4 sites. Abundance of E. rufopileus was best predicted by the number of rock overhangs, algal cover (Zonaria sp. and Hormosira banksii), and the encrusting ascidian cunjevoi (Pyura sp.). Experimental increase or decrease in available shelter (mainly boulders and macroalgae) in rockpools did not significantly affect the abundance of fishes, however some pools consistently supported more fishes in total, despite repeated defaunation, indicating that underlying deterministic processes may have a significant effect on rockpool fish communities. The diet of Enneapterygius rufopileus included unidentified crustacean remains, harpacticoid copepods, and gastropods. Gastropod abundance was greater in the diets of larger fish, which also consumed more food overall. Total weight of food was not dependent on E. rufopileus density in pools or the densities of all fish species in pools. Therefore, the study does not support the hypothesis that resources were limiting for this fish species in rockpools. 相似文献
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Nabaneeta Saha Gautam Aditya Goutam K. Saha Stephanie E. Hampton 《Aquatic Ecology》2010,44(1):167-176
Tropical aquatic environments host a large number of predatory insects including heteropteran water bugs Anisops bouvieri Kirkaldy, 1704 (Heteroptera: Notonectidae), Diplonychus (=Sphaerodema) rusticus Fabricius, 1781 (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae), and Diplonychus (=Sphaerodema) annulatus Fabricius, 1781 (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) feeding on a range of organisms. In tropical and subtropical wetlands, ponds,
and temporary pools these predators play a role in regulation of dipteran populations, particularly mosquitoes and chironomids.
Their relative abilities to control mosquitoes depend in part on predator preference for mosquitoes in relation to other natural
prey, and the predators’ propensities to switch to mosquitoes as mosquito density increases. The prey electivity and switching
dynamics of these predatory water bugs were evaluated in the laboratory under various prey densities, using two instars (II
and IV) of chironomid and mosquito larvae as prey. Studies of electivity at relatively high densities (20 prey L−1) in small (5 L) vessels demonstrated that all predators showed opportunistic foraging as the mosquito:chironomid ratio changed,
with some evidence that mosquito larvae were positively selected over chironomids. In particular, Anisops showed strong electivity for mosquitoes when presented with any ratio of large mosquito and chironomid prey in the high density
experiment, although the preference was not expressed in lower density (2.5 prey L−1) treatments executed in 40 L vessels. In these lower density treatments, D. rusticus demonstrated higher electivity for mosquitoes when the mosquito:chironomid ratio was high, consistent with non-significant
trends observed in the higher density experiment. The positive electivity of D. rusticus for mosquitoes was reinforced in an experiment executed over 16 days at varying prey ratios, in which D. rusticus mosquito electivity was high and consistent while D. annulatus showed slight avoidance of mosquito larvae, and Anisops remained largely opportunistic in foraging on prey in proportion with availability. Anisops and D. rusticus are potentially good biocontrol agents for mosquito larvae, in that they preferentially consume mosquitoes under many circumstances
but can readily forage on other prey when mosquito density is low. 相似文献
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Gary D Grossman Robert Coffin Peter B Moyle 《Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology》1980,44(1):47-59
The ontogenetic, diel, seasonal, and yearly variations in gut fullness, diet, and prey diversity for a California estuarine gobiid (Lepidogobius lepidus Girard) were examined. Also the feeding behavior of this species was described.Small (<50 mm, SL) and large (? 50 mm, SL) gobies consumed similar prey types in different proportions. Major prey items were polychaetes, harpacticoid copepods, gammarid amphipods, molluscs, and other crustaceans. Diets of large and small gobies were not significantly correlated, and larger fish had a more diverse diet. Small fish fed at all times while larger gobies fed primarily at night. Changes in diet may be related to differential prey preferences, feeding chronologies, and increases in fish size.Both large and small gobies displayed seasonal differences in diet and prey diversity. Year-to-year changes in diet also were noted for both size classes. The bay goby uses different feeding behaviors to capture sedentary and motile prey and appears to forage opportunistically. This behavior is probably advantageous in an environment which fluctuates drastically. 相似文献
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By J. Grabowska M. Grabowski D. Pietraszewski J. Gmur 《Zeitschrift fur angewandte Ichthyologie》2009,25(4):451-459
The Amur sleeper diet spectrum was investigated in addition to its spatial, seasonal and size-related changes, in order to predict which groups of native prey would be most affected by this exotic predator that has rapidly invaded many Eastern and Central European inland waters in recent decades. In total, 527 Perccottus glenii individuals were collected in four sites in the Włocławski Reservoir (the Vistula River, Baltic basin, Poland). Altogether 50 food categories were identified, including crustaceans, insects, molluscs, annelids, araneids, fishes and amphibians. Most of them were associated with aquatic vegetation, indicating that the Amur sleeper collects its prey from the submerged plants rather than directly from the bottom sediments. Amphipods and chironomid larvae, supplemented by zygopteran larvae and molluscs, composed the main forage base in all studied sites, although their importance was varied. The diet composition differed among P. glenii size-groups. Significant variation was found in numeric abundance of amphipods, chironomid larvae, fish and zygopteran larvae (Kruskal–Wallis P < 0.01). Seasonal changes in the diet were also observed whereby in spring and summer, dipteran larvae and amphipods were prevalent food items; the importance of molluscs and zygopteran larvae increased considerably in September; and fish showed the highest occurrence in June, July and August. The broad diet spectrum of the Amur sleeper indicates that it is a non-selective, opportunistic predator and that several taxonomic groups of native hydrofauna as well as macroinvetebrates and fish may be affected by its presence. The highly flexible feeding strategy undoubtedly favours Amur sleeper expansion in invaded watersheds. 相似文献