Naslov
Feeding of adult sprat, Sprattus sprattus, during spawning season in the Adriatic Sea

Autori
Tičina, Vjekoslav ; Vidjak, Olja ; Kačić, Ivo

Izvornik
Italian Journal of Zoology (0373-4137) 67 (2000), 3; 307-311

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Sprattus sprattus; Food composition; Zooplankton

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to obtain preliminary information about food composition and feeding habits of the adult sprat during its spawning season in the Adriatic Sea. The most important food items were adults and juveniles of planctonic copepods and decapod larvae. Cladocerans, mysids, appendicularians, isopods, ostracods, pteropods, bivalve larvae and fish eggs were also found ; no phytoplancton or other algal remains were found in the stomachs. Significant differences between samples collected during night, morning and afternoon hours were found. The maximum values of stomach content were found in the samples collected during afternoon hours, while the stomachs of fish caught before sunrise were generally empty.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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