Behavior of juvenile pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Walbaum) toward novel prey: influence of ontogeny and experience
The behavior of individual, juvenile pink salmon toward novel prey (Artemia salina) under laboratory conditions is described. Two aspects of predatory behavior, namely latency time to initial prey-capture attempt and prey-capture success, are quantified in relation to chronological age and feeding e...
| Published in: | Environmental Biology of Fishes |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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1978
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| Online Access: | https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/11408 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00001451 |
| Summary: | The behavior of individual, juvenile pink salmon toward novel prey (Artemia salina) under laboratory conditions is described. Two aspects of predatory behavior, namely latency time to initial prey-capture attempt and prey-capture success, are quantified in relation to chronological age and feeding experience. Initially, mean latency time declined slightly with increasing age up to Day 19 (post-emergence from gravel), but increased sharply to an asymptote with further aging. Mean percentage capture success gradually increased from 7.88% on Day 1 to 92.9% on Day 45. Prior feeding experience on the prey resulted in a decline (to a stable level) in mean latency time in experienced fish compared to control fish. Mean percentage capture success was not significantly altered by prior feeding experience on the prey. |
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