Stomach capacity as a directing factor in prey size selection of three-spined stickleback |
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| Authors: | A. B. Gill P. J. B. Hart |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Three-spined stickleback consumed prey of one size until the stomach was full whereafter similar-sized prey were rejected, but smaller prey were consumed. This evidence leads to the prediction of a shift in prey size preference as a result of the constraint imposed by remaining stomach capacity. |
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| Keywords: | stomach capacity prey size feeding profitability |
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