Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )
Feeding strikes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevins preying upon Daphnia are described using videorecording of synchronous lateral and antero-ventral views. Based on examination of characteristics such as aiming inaccuracy and capture distance, it is demonstrated that feeding behavior significa...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f91-225 2024-04-28T08:13:25+00:00 Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) Coughlin, David J. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f91-225 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f91-225 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 48, issue 10, page 1896-1904 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1991 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f91-225 2024-04-02T06:55:52Z Feeding strikes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevins preying upon Daphnia are described using videorecording of synchronous lateral and antero-ventral views. Based on examination of characteristics such as aiming inaccuracy and capture distance, it is demonstrated that feeding behavior significantly improves during the first 2 wk after initiation of exogenous feeding. With increasing experience, young salmon tend to capture prey more quickly and with greater accuracy. First-feeding alevins use a body-ram feeding mode, relying on their swimming motion to overtake and capture prey. After 7–10 d of feeding, the fish change to a suction feeding mode that effectively uses suction generated by expansion of the orobranchial chamber to pull in prey from a distance. Also, feeding behavior of alevins raised on a commercial salmon feed lags developmentally behind the behavior offish raised on live food. This lag time is short (2–3 d), indicating that despite reports to the contrary, hatchery-raised fish do not require a Song time to learn to capture prey effectively in the wild. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48 10 1896 1904 |
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Feeding strikes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevins preying upon Daphnia are described using videorecording of synchronous lateral and antero-ventral views. Based on examination of characteristics such as aiming inaccuracy and capture distance, it is demonstrated that feeding behavior significantly improves during the first 2 wk after initiation of exogenous feeding. With increasing experience, young salmon tend to capture prey more quickly and with greater accuracy. First-feeding alevins use a body-ram feeding mode, relying on their swimming motion to overtake and capture prey. After 7–10 d of feeding, the fish change to a suction feeding mode that effectively uses suction generated by expansion of the orobranchial chamber to pull in prey from a distance. Also, feeding behavior of alevins raised on a commercial salmon feed lags developmentally behind the behavior offish raised on live food. This lag time is short (2–3 d), indicating that despite reports to the contrary, hatchery-raised fish do not require a Song time to learn to capture prey effectively in the wild. |
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Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) |
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Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) |
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Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) |
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Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) |
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Ontogeny of Feeding Behavior of First-Feeding Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) |
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ontogeny of feeding behavior of first-feeding atlantic salmon ( salmo salar ) |
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