Food of the Pelagic Young of Walleyes and Five Cohabiting Fish Species in Clear Lake, Iowa

Bulkley, Ross V.; Spykermann, Vernon L.; Inmon, L.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1976)105<77:fotpyo>2.0.co;2

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“…Larval selection for cyclopoid copepods was neutral for larvae larger than 12 mm TL. Data from the literature used in the model also suggest that selectivity for cyclopoid copepods by yellow perch larvae at 26.5 mm TL is neutral (Bulkley et al 1976).…”

Section: Selectivity Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…(Table 1). We chose to separate zooplankton into these groups based on consideration of differences in zooplankton size, morphology, and what is typically reported in the diet of larval yellow perch (Bulkley et al 1976;Schael et al 1991). The small cladoceran prey group was composed almost entirely of Bosmina spp.…”

Section: Sample Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The bestfit function for each prey type i was then used in the IBM to predict α i k , for prey type i. plankton data from the literature (Bulkley et al 1976;Mills et al 1984). Diet selectivity indices were calculated for yellow perch in these studies, but in cases where the index was not Chesson's α, we converted the selectivity index to Chesson's α.…”

Section: Individual-based Foraging Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2b). Data from the literature used in the model suggest that selection for calanoid copepods by larvae at 26.5 and 35 mm TL is consistently positive (Bulkley et al 1976;Mills et al 1984).…”

Section: Selectivity Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such a wide range in habitat size suggests that perch may be exposed to a wide variety of foraging conditions throughout their distribution. Ontogenetic changes in taxonomic and size selectivity have been observed for larval perch within a variety of systems (surface area 0.1-392 km 2 , mean depth 5-12 m; Bulkley et al 1976;Mills et al 1984;Wahl et al 1993). In a comparative study of two lakes, Siefert (1972) found that yellow perch larvae in a shallow eutrophic lake (1.51 km 2 , maximum depth 3.1 m) followed a typical selective pattern, first feeding on copepod nauplii, then on copepodites, and finally on the larger copepods and cladocerans; however, perch larvae in a deeper, oligotrophic lake (8.1 km 2 , maximum depth 34 m) selected for rotifers at first feeding and never showed positive selection for cladocerans.…”

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Foraging selectivity by larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens): implications for understanding recruitment in small and large lakes

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Rice²,

Miller³

et al. 2006

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Growth and survivorship of larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens) have been examined in many systems but can conclusions from well-studied perch populations in smaller lakes be applied to populations in meso-oceanic systems like Lake Michigan, USA? Laboratory experiments were conducted with yellow perch (hatch to 35 mm total length) to develop an empirical selectivity function based on Chesson's α to describe larval diet as a function of changes in prey community composition. This function was used in an individual-based foraging and growth model (IBM) to describe changes in foraging decisions resulting from changes in prey composition between different systems. Larval perch made three selective transitions during ontogeny. Initial positive selection for rotifers and the relative selectivity for cladocerans vs. copepods in late-stage larvae were both dependent on prey composition. Larvae exposed to prey assemblages differing only in composition had different diets. The empirically based IBM accurately predicted these dietary differences and resulting differences in larval growth and likelihood of starvation between systems at equal prey density. The importance of feeding behavior to larval survival will differ between Lake Michigan and smaller lakes, and these results are important for comparisons of recruitment dynamics between large and small systems.Résumé : La croissance et la survie des larves de la perchaude (Perca flavescens) ont été étudiées dans plusieurs systèmes, mais il reste à savoir si les conclusions tirées de populations bien analysées dans les lacs plus petits sont applicables aux populations de systèmes méso-océaniques, tels que le lac Michigan, É.-U. Nous avons mené des expé-riences de laboratoire avec des perchaudes (de l'éclosion à 35 mm de longueur totale) afin de mettre au point une fonction de sélectivité empirique basée sur l'α de Chesson pour décrire le régime alimentaire des larves en fonction des changements dans la communauté de proies. Cette fonction sert dans un modèle de la recherche de nourriture et de la croissance basé sur l'individu (IBM) à décrire les changements dans les décisions de recherche de nourriture résul-tant de variations de la composition des proies dans les divers systèmes. Les larves de perchaude traversent trois pério-des de transition dans leur sélection alimentaire durant leur ontogénie. Une sélection initiale positive pour les rotifères et une sélection relative pour les cladocères par rapport aux copépodes chez les larves avancées sont toutes deux reliées à la composition des proies. Les larves exposées à des ensembles de proies qui diffèrent seulement par leur composition ont des régimes alimentaires différents. Dans des conditions de densité constante des proies, le modèle empirique IBM prédit de façon exacte ces différences de régime, ainsi que les différences qui en résultent dans la croissance larvaire et la probabilité de mourir de faim dans les divers systèmes. L'importance du comportement alimentaire pour la survie des larves diffère dans ...

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Section: Selectivity Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Sample Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Individual-based Foraging Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2b). Data from the literature used in the model suggest that selection for calanoid copepods by larvae at 26.5 and 35 mm TL is consistently positive (Bulkley et al 1976;Mills et al 1984).…”

Section: Selectivity Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Foraging selectivity by larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens): implications for understanding recruitment in small and large lakes

Fulford¹,

Rice²,

Miller³

et al. 2006

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Centrarchid Identification and Natural History

Warren

2009

Centrarchid Fishes

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The family Ccntrarchidae (Order: Perciformes) is one of the most diverse, widespread, and conspicuous fish families native to freshwater habitats of North America. Aniong endemic fish families of North America, only the North American catfish family (lctaluridae) has more species. The family name, Centrarchidae. refers to the anal fin spines of species in the family, and the common name. sunfishes, to the bright breeding colors displayed by males of some species in the family. Because of their diversity, wide distribution, and economic value, some of the earliest taxonomic descriptions and natural history observations on North American freshwater fishes focused on the centrarchids (e.g., Linnaeus 1758; Lacépède 1801; Rafinesque 1820; Abbott 1870).The family contains 34 extant species classified in eight genera, but morphological and genetic evidence suggests that additional, but currently unrecognized, diversity exists within most of the genera. The most diverse genus. Lepomis. the bream (or panfish) of anglers, is comprised of 13 extant species, but at least 8 of these show evidence of polytypy (e.g.. Bermingham and Avise 1986; Fox 1997;Harris 2005). The genus Micropterus, referred to collectively as black basses (Philipp and Ridgway 2002), contains eight extant species. but again, at least three species are polytypic (e.g., Stark and Echelle 1998;Kassler 2002;Miller 2005). The genera Anthloplites (rock basses). Enoeacaothus (banded sunfishes). and Poo,o.vis (crappies) contain four, three, and two extant species, respectively, and at least one species each of Ambloplites and Enneacaothus is polytypic (Koppelman 2000; T. Darden, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, personal communication). The genera Acantha echos, Archoplites. and Centrorchos are monotypic. but populations of both Acantliarchus poniotis and Archoplites lolerruptus show geographical patterns of morphological divergence (Cashner ci (il. 1989;Moyle 2002).The natural range of extant centrarchids is confined primarily to warm, freshwater habitats in North America east of the western continental divide except for the Sacramento perch (A. interrupius). whose native range is west of the divide in the Central Valley of California (San Joaquin-Sacramento. Pajaro. Salinas river drainages. Moyle 2002). The northern natural continental limit of the family is occupied by members of Leponiis. Ainhiopliles, Poinoxis, and Microptertis in the St. Lawrence River. northern Great Lakes. and southwestern Hudson Bay drainages in eastern Canada (Scott and Ciossman 1973). The Rio Conchos (Rio Grande drainage) (Lepomis) and Rio Soto la Marina (Micmpterus. Miller and Smith 1986;Miller 2005) of northern Mexico delimit the southern continental limits of the native range of extant centrarchids. The Mississippi River Basin and, to a lesser extent, the Gulf and Atlantic Slope drainages harbor the most diverse assemblages of native centrarchids (Warren ci (il. 2000). The native ranges of Po,noxis and Lepomis largely coincide with that of Micropierus, but both exte...

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Fish Growth Changes over Time in a Midwestern U.S. Lake

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Growth of Walleyes Sander vitreus, Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis, Common Carp Cyprinus carpio, and Black Bullheads Ameiurus melas was assessed in Clear Lake, Iowa, over several decades and in relation to environmental variables. Growth of Common Carp was positively correlated with phytoplankton concentration. Recent Black Bullhead growth was faster than in the 1950s and 1990s, which may be a consequence of their recent decline in abundance. Growth of Common Carp and Yellow Bass was faster in the 1940s than in more recent time periods. Relative to their entire range, Common Carp first‐year growth was below average, whereas length at later ages was above average. Walleye relative growth showed a similar pattern. The large changes in growth over several decades suggest that as the Clear Lake ecosystem continues to change, growth rates of its important fish species are also likely to continue changing.

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Food of the Pelagic Young of Walleyes and Five Cohabiting Fish Species in Clear Lake, Iowa

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Foraging selectivity by larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens): implications for understanding recruitment in small and large lakes

Foraging selectivity by larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens): implications for understanding recruitment in small and large lakes

Centrarchid Identification and Natural History

Fish Growth Changes over Time in a Midwestern U.S. Lake

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