Estimating the food consumption of fishes: one step in linking a species with its ecosystem

Details are given of a new software package MAXIMS which may be used to estimate the daily food consumption of fish. The software estimates the feeding times, the rates of ingestion and evacuation and related parameters. Two applications of the program are described. The first pertains to anchovy (E...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarre, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Ecology
Fisheries
Fish
Food consumption
Computer programs
Gadus morhua
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25862
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Summary:Details are given of a new software package MAXIMS which may be used to estimate the daily food consumption of fish. The software estimates the feeding times, the rates of ingestion and evacuation and related parameters. Two applications of the program are described. The first pertains to anchovy (Engraulis ringens ) with one feeding period per day, and the second one to juvenile cod (Gadus morhua ), which feed during dawn and dusk.

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