DOI:10.1002/rrr.647 CANNIBALISM GOVERNING MORTALITY OF JUVENILE BROWN

• Main Authors: Salmo Trutta, In A Regulated Stream
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Norway; Weir; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.488.9944; http://folk.uio.no/jonvi/vik_2001_rrr_trout_cannibalism.pdf

Although lake-dwelling trout frequently eat smaller conspecifics in the absence of other fish prey, there are fewer reports of cannibalism in stream populations. However, a coarse riverbed structure and low discharge may facilitate cannibalism by providing pools for large fish whilst limiting refuge...