Piscivorous Feeding Behavior of Largemouth Bass: An Experimental Analysis

Howick, Gregory L.; O’Brien, W. John

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1983)112<508:pfbolb>2.0.co;2

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“…Further studies of the diurnal movements and the relative visual sensitivities of predators and prey (e.g. Howick and O'Brien 1983) may increase our understanding of the organization of freshwater communities.…”

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Diel migrations of a zooplanktivorous fish (Menidia beryllina) in relation to the distribution of its prey in a large eutrophic lake1

Wurtsbaugh

1985

Limnology & Oceanography

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Diel changes in the distribution of the tidewater silverside (Menidia beryllina) and its prey were measured in Clear Lake, California, a large, shallow, eutrophic lake. Zooplankton prey densities were low in the littoral zone, but increased rapidly to near peak abundances 50-200 m from shore. Gill netting, trawling, and visual observations showed that tidewater silversides migrated both horizontally and vertically to feed in areas of high zooplankton abundance. At night the fish concentrated near shore and did not feed. At dawn (8 x lo*-2 x lOlo photons cm-2 nm-' s-l) the fish migrated lakeward at least 50-l ,000 m, and littoral abundance decreased from more than 100 m-2 to only 0.1 rnM2. The migration preceded the initiation of feeding by 30-60 min. After feeding 2-4 h, the fish returned to the littoral zone and swam rapidly (6-l 1 body lengths s-l) parallel to shore in narrow, continuous schools until resting aggregations formed. The fish returned to shore before they were satiated, perhaps to balance predation losses in offshore areas against foraging gains. A second period of offshore activity and feeding occurred in the afternoon and evening.

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Diel migrations of a zooplanktivorous fish (Menidia beryllina) in relation to the distribution of its prey in a large eutrophic lake1

Wurtsbaugh

1985

Limnology & Oceanography

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“…Although foraging parameters have been published for some piscivores (Werner 1977, Major 1978, Webb & Skadsen 1980, Webb 1982, Horwick & O'Brien 1983, this represents one of only a few contributions (Major 1978, Wahl & Stein 1988, Juanes 1994, Scharf et al 1998 for temperate estuarine and marine species. These data and comparisons of foraging abilities should be useful for future models of trophic interactions in estuarine and coastal systems.…”

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The influence of size on striped bass foraging

Hartman¹

2000

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Striped bass Morone saxahhs is an abundant piscivorous fish in estuaries and coastal systems along the US Atlantic coast and has also been stocked into systems in Cahfornia and the continental US. Despite the widespread distnbution of striped bass and their relative importance as a predator in these systems, little is known about how relative size of prey affects their prey capture success. This study measured the capture success and handling times of striped bass fed live shiners Notropis athennoides and N. chrysocephalus and the results are expressed in terms of size (prey-to-predator size ratio, PPR). Striped bass capture success declined with increasing PPR. It was best described (p < 0.01) by the equation: attack success = 0.861-1.82PPR. Handling time (h) increased with increasing PPR (p < 0.01) and was described by the equation: h = 0 . 3 3 9 e " .~~~~. Comparison of prey profitability curves showed that the relative size of prey suggested as most profitable (mass/time) was similar to that found in the stomachs of wild striped bass in Chesapeake Bay from 1990 to 1992. The peak in frequency of PPR from stomachs occurred at PPR = 0.12 (mean PPR = 0.14) and was identical to the peak in profitability from model results (PPR = 0.12), although both the diet PPR and model profitability distnbutions were skewed towards larger relative prey sizes. Comparison of the results of this study with a simliar study for small bluefish suggests that profitable prey sizes for striped bass overlap with those of much smaller bluefish.

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“…Transparency is related to underwater visibility because light intensity declines with increasing water turbidity (Brönmark and Hansson 2005). Since largemouth bass are visual predators (Howick and O'Brien 1983), their predatory efficiency decreases with increasing water turbidity (Reid et al 1999;Shoup and Wahl 2009). On the other hand, aquatic vegetation cover generally benefits many fishes by providing habitat heterogeneity (Eadie and Keast 1984), breeding and feeding sites (Werner et al 1978(Werner et al , 1983, and refuge to avoid predation (Gotceitas and Colgan 1989;Persson and Eklöv 1995;Warfe and Barmuta 2004).…”

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Multiple effects of exotic largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and environmental factors on species richness and composition of pond-dwelling fishes

Tsunoda

Mitsuo

2012

Aquat. Living Resour.

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Piscivorous Feeding Behavior of Largemouth Bass: An Experimental Analysis

Cited by 139 publications

References 22 publications

Diel migrations of a zooplanktivorous fish (Menidia beryllina) in relation to the distribution of its prey in a large eutrophic lake1

Diel migrations of a zooplanktivorous fish (Menidia beryllina) in relation to the distribution of its prey in a large eutrophic lake1

The influence of size on striped bass foraging

Multiple effects of exotic largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and environmental factors on species richness and composition of pond-dwelling fishes

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