Feeding chronology and habits of Alosa spp. (Clupeidae) juveniles from the lower Hudson River estuary, New York |
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Authors: | Stephen A. Grabe |
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Affiliation: | (1) Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Water Management Division, 1410 N. 21 ST, Tampa, FL, 33605, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Synopsis Feeding habits of juvenile alewife, A. pseudoharengus, blueback herring, A. aestivalis, and American shad, Alosa sapidissima, were examined over a 24 h period at an inshore location on the lower Hudson River. Feeding periodicity differed by species: alewives showed no diel differences, whereas shad fed least intensively near dawn and herring least intensively at night. Alewives fed primarily on chironomids and the amphipod Corophium lacustre, shad on Formicidae and larval chironomids, and herring on chironomids and copepods. Diel variation in prey selection was evident. Dietary overlap was generally greatest between alewife and herring and least between shad and herring. |
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Keywords: | Food habits Competition A. pseudoharengus A. aestivalis A. sapidissima |
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