Fish behavioral types and their ecological consequences

GG Mittelbach, NG Ballew… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Fish have proven to be model organisms for the study of animal personalities, and a rich
literature documents consistent interindividual behavioral differences in a variety of species …

The foraging ecology of larval and juvenile fishes

AD Nunn, LH Tewson, IG Cowx - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the foraging ecology of fishes is fundamental both to understanding
the processes that function at the individual, population and community levels, and for the …

Predator size-prey size relationships of marine fish predators: interspecific variation and effects of ontogeny and body size on trophic-niche breadth

FS Scharf, F Juanes, RA Rountree - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2000 - int-res.com
We utilized a long-term data base collected over a broad geographic range to examine
predator size-prey size relationships for 18 species of marine fish predators from continental …

The ontogeny of piscivory and its ecological consequences

GG Mittelbach, L Persson - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and …, 1998 - cdnsciencepub.com
Dans cette étude, nous passons en revue l'information écologique sur 27 espèces de
poissons piscivores d'eau douce d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord et examinons les facteurs …

Ontogenetic niche shifts in largemouth bass: variability and consequences for first‐year growth

MH Olson - Ecology, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The ontogeny of many size—structured organisms is marked by a series of niche shifts that
divides a population into ecologically distinct stages. Consequently, overall population …

[BUKU][B] Coral reef fishes: dynamics and diversity in a complex ecosystem

PF Sale - 2002 - books.google.com
Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new
edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology. Concerns …

Individual variation in the timing of ontogenetic niche shifts in largemouth bass

DM Post - Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The transition to piscivory is a crucial ontogenetic niche shift for many primarily piscivorous
fishes. An early transition to piscivory may increase growth, decrease mortality, and …

First‐year recruitment of largemouth bass: the interdependency of early life stages

SA Ludsin, DR DeVries - Ecological Applications, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Four early life events (ie, hatching, the ontogenetic diet shift to piscivory, fall lipid
accumulation, and the first winter) are conceptualized as being critical to 1st‐yr recruitment …

Estimating energy density of fish

KJ Hartman, SB Brandt - Transactions of the American …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
The use of bioenergetics models in fisheries ecology and management has increased
rapidly in recent years, but application‐specific information on energy content of fish and …

Ecological role of lipids in the health and success of fish populations

SM Adams - Lipids in freshwater ecosystems, 1999 - Springer
The health or fitness of fish populations in aquatic ecosystems can be assessed by a variety
of criteria ranging from individual biochemical and physiological measures to population …