A planktivorous specialist turns rapacious: piscivory in invading vendace Coregonus albula

A planktivorous specialist turns rapacious: piscivory in invading vendace Coregonus albula

Following invasion and establishment in a subarctic watercourse, small‐sized vendace Coregonus albula were surprisingly found to include fish prey in their diet. The zooplankton resource was severely depleted and only made a minor dietary contribution.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of fish biology 2011-01, Vol.78 (1), p.332-337
Hauptverfasser: Liso, S., Gjelland, K. Ø., Reshetnikov, Y. S., Amundsen, P.-A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Coregonus albula
Diet
diet choice
diet shift
Europe
Food Chain
food competition
Food Preferences
invasion
predation
Predatory Behavior
resource depletion
Salmonidae
Zooplankton
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Zusammenfassung:Following invasion and establishment in a subarctic watercourse, small‐sized vendace Coregonus albula were surprisingly found to include fish prey in their diet. The zooplankton resource was severely depleted and only made a minor dietary contribution.
ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02831.x