Rate of food consumption in a population of threespine sticklebacks,Gasterosteus aculeatus,estimated from the faecal production |
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Authors: | Judith R. M. Allen Robert J. Wootton |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DA Dyfed, Wales, U.K. |
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Abstract: | Synopsis The daily rate of faecal production by threespine sticklebacks living in a small lake was measured at monthly intervals. Laboratory experiments yielded a regression model which allowed the prediction of the rate of food consumption from faecal production. It was estimated that the annual rate of consumption was 12,800 mg per fish. The highest rate of food consumption was in early summer. The experiments also showed that the absorption efficiency was greater at higher temperatures and for heavier fish.Address all correspondence to R.J. Wootton |
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Keywords: | Absorption efficiency Temperature Ration Fish weight |
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