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- Title
Diel foraging and shelter use of large juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta) under food satiation.
- Authors
Conallin, J.; Jyde, M.; Filrup, K.; Pedersen, S.
- Abstract
The diel partitioning of juvenile brown trout Salmo trutta foraging behaviour is controlled by a number of factors including predation risk, competition, temperature and food availability. The present study uses PIT-tagging and visual observation to asses the use of shelter and foraging behaviour of Danish wild juvenile brown trout (13.5-15.6 cm). The experiment was conducted in a fluvarium and the fish were fed to satiation. It was hypothesised that food satiation would promote nocturnal foraging and increase daytime shelter use. Our results showed a significant difference in diel shelter use between day and night with a significant increase in shelter use during daytime conditions. Visual observations showed a significant preference for nocturnal feeding. Together with the significantly reduced shelter use during the night, our results support the hypothesis that young stream living trout only feed during the day to the extent needed to sustain growth.
- Subjects
HABITATS; FORAGING behavior; BROWN trout; SALMON; PISCIVOROUS birds
- Publication
Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2012, Issue 404, p05p1
- ISSN
1961-9502
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1051/kmae/2011083