MORPHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL-DIFFERENCES AMONG RECENTLY-EMERGED BROOK CHARR, SALVELINUS-FONTINALIS, FORAGING IN SLOW-RUNNING VS FAST-RUNNING WATER

被引:109
作者
MCLAUGHLIN, RL [1 ]
GRANT, JWA [1 ]
机构
[1] MCGILL UNIV,DEPT BIOL,MONTREAL H3A 1B1,QUEBEC,CANADA
关键词
BODY FORM; DIET; HABITAT USE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; SALMONID; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; STREAMS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00005130
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Morphology and resource use were compared among recently-emerged brook charr, Salvelinus fontinalis, sampled from field locations differing in current speed. Individuals from faster running water were slightly longer, and had more fusiform body shapes and larger caudal fin heights, than individuals from slower running water. In addition, individuals from faster running water also directed more foraging attempts toward the middle of the water column and fewer toward the benthos and water surface. They also ate more dipteran larvae, fewer aquatic crustaceans, and fewer insect pupae and adults. Individuals located in the slowest and fastest current speeds made fewer foraging attempts per min, on average, than individuals located in current speeds of intermediate magnitude. Dry weight of stomach contents did not vary significantly with current speed, however. The form of the relationship between body shape and current speed suggests that it is adaptive. Small-scale variation in the location of foraging sites may account for some of the individual variability in resource use often reported for stream salmonids. Variation in the locations of foraging sites may also entail a trade-off between an individual's swimming effort and the quality of prey it consumes.
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