Feeding, diet, and repeat spawning of blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis , from the Chowan River, North Carolina

The objective of this study is to enhance knowledge of the freshwater feeding of blueback herring. In this paper the authors describes the occurrence of feeding, diet, and percentage of repeat spawning among adults collected in the Chowan River, NC. He also examined, by multiple regression analysis,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fishery bulletin (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1985-10, Vol.83 (4), p.711-716
1. Verfasser: Creed, RP Jr
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study is to enhance knowledge of the freshwater feeding of blueback herring. In this paper the authors describes the occurrence of feeding, diet, and percentage of repeat spawning among adults collected in the Chowan River, NC. He also examined, by multiple regression analysis, the relation between feeding activity in freshwater and length, weight, sex, the number of repeat spawnings, and the distance travelled upstream.
ISSN:0090-0656