Age-0 walleye Sander vitreus display length-dependent diet shift to piscivory
The ontogenetic diet shift to piscivory can be energetically beneficial for fish growth and allows larger, more energetically profitable prey to be consumed. A shift to piscivory may be easier for longer individuals within a cohort due to larger gape size, and an early shift is likely advantageous,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2018.1529637 |