FOOD SELECTION BY POND-REARED SIBERIAN STURGEON

ABSTRACT. Selection of zooplankton, benthic and plant-dwelling prey by Siberian sturgeon fry was studied. The fish showed distinct selectivity towards large insect larvae, especially plant-dwelling Cloëon dipterum. Small planktonic crustaceans – Eucyclops serrulatus, and very abundant in the pond Bo...

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Main Authors: Acipenser Baeri (br, T Fry, Julian Pyka, Ryszard Kolman
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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FRY
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.579.8733
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Summary:ABSTRACT. Selection of zooplankton, benthic and plant-dwelling prey by Siberian sturgeon fry was studied. The fish showed distinct selectivity towards large insect larvae, especially plant-dwelling Cloëon dipterum. Small planktonic crustaceans – Eucyclops serrulatus, and very abundant in the pond Bos-mina longirostris were avoided.