Do bigger fish arrive and spawn at the spawning grounds before smaller fish: Cod ( Gadus morhua ) predation on beach spawning capelin ( Mallotus villosus ) from coastal Newfoundland

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Vandeperre, F., Methven, D.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Body size; Migrations; Predation; Spawning grounds; Gadus morhua; Gadus morhua Linnaeus; 1758; Mallotus villosus (O.F. Müller 1776) [Capelin]; Mallotus villosus [Capelin]; ANW; Canada; Newfoundland; The Beaches; atlantic cod
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=107997

A relationship between body size and time of spawning has often been described for both pelagic and non-pelagic fish species that migrate for the purpose of spawning. The present study investigates this relationship for capelin ( Mallotus villosus ), a pelagic smelt-like species that spawns on the b...