Zooplankton Preference of Larval Lake Whitefish
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 110 (3) , 459-461
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1981)110<459:zpollw>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Larval lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis 14–18 mm long preferred copepods, especially Diaptomus sicilis, to cladocerans and rotifers. All sizes of zooplankton were eaten but few larger zooplankters (>2.0 mm) were selected. Size, pigmentation, and movements of the zooplankters probably influence the apparent preferences of the fish as measured by the linear food selection index.Keywords
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