Winter diet and condition of two 0+ year cyprinid fish species in the lower River Trent, England

Authors: Nunn; Harvey; Cowx

Source: Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 72, Number 6, April 2008 , pp. 1529-1533(5)

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Abstract:

The winter diets of 0+ year juvenile dace Leuciscus leuciscus and roach Rutilus rutilus in the lower River Trent, England, were dominated by aufwuchs. There were no significant changes in the relative condition of either fish species over the winter.

Keywords: 0+ fishes; dietary overlap; food; lowland rivers; overwinter survival; winter mortality

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01799.x

Affiliations: 1: Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, U.K.

Publication date: 2008-04-01