Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds
We used customized fish tanks as model fish ponds to observe grazing, swimming, and conspecific social behavior of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) under variable food-resource conditions to assess alterations in feeding niche. Different food and feeding situations were created by using only pond...
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iium-26422011-09-29T06:00:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2642/ Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur Kadowaki, Shusaku Balcombe, Stephen Richard Wahab, Md. Abdul SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling We used customized fish tanks as model fish ponds to observe grazing, swimming, and conspecific social behavior of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) under variable food-resource conditions to assess alterations in feeding niche. Different food and feeding situations were created by using only pond water or pond water plus pond bottom sediment or pond water plus pond bottom sediment and artificial feeding. All tanks were fertilized twice, prior to stocking and 2 weeks later after starting the experiment to stimulate natural food production. Common carp preferred artificial feed over benthic macroinvertebrates, followed by zooplankton. Common carp did not prefer any group of phytoplankton in any treatment. Common carp was mainly benthic in habitat choice, feeding on benthic macroinvertebrates when only plankton and benthic macroinvertebrates were available in the system. In the absence of benthic macroinvertebrates, their feeding niche shifted from near the bottom of the tanks to the water column where they spent 85% of the total time and fed principally on zooplankton. Common carp readily switched to artificial feed when available, which led to better growth. Common carp preferred to graze individually. Behavioral observations of common carp in tanks yielded new information that assists our understanding of their ecological niche. This knowledge could be potentially used to further the development of common carp aquaculture. Springer, Japan 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2642/1/common_carp_alter_its_feeding_niche.pdf Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur and Kadowaki, Shusaku and Balcombe, Stephen Richard and Wahab, Md. Abdul (2010) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds. Ecological Research, 25 (2). pp. 303-309. ISSN 0912-3814 (P), 1440-1703 (O) http://www.springerlink.com/content/112404/ 10.1007/s11284-009-0657-7 |
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SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur Kadowaki, Shusaku Balcombe, Stephen Richard Wahab, Md. Abdul Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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We used customized fish tanks as model fish
ponds to observe grazing, swimming, and conspecific
social behavior of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) under
variable food-resource conditions to assess alterations in
feeding niche. Different food and feeding situations were
created by using only pond water or pond water plus
pond bottom sediment or pond water plus pond bottom
sediment and artificial feeding. All tanks were fertilized
twice, prior to stocking and 2 weeks later after starting
the experiment to stimulate natural food production.
Common carp preferred artificial feed over benthic
macroinvertebrates, followed by zooplankton. Common
carp did not prefer any group of phytoplankton in any
treatment. Common carp was mainly benthic in habitat
choice, feeding on benthic macroinvertebrates when only
plankton and benthic macroinvertebrates were available
in the system. In the absence of benthic macroinvertebrates,
their feeding niche shifted from near the bottom
of the tanks to the water column where they spent 85%
of the total time and fed principally on zooplankton.
Common carp readily switched to artificial feed when
available, which led to better growth. Common carp
preferred to graze individually. Behavioral observations
of common carp in tanks yielded new information that
assists our understanding of their ecological niche. This
knowledge could be potentially used to further the
development of common carp aquaculture. |
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Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur Kadowaki, Shusaku Balcombe, Stephen Richard Wahab, Md. Abdul |
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Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur Kadowaki, Shusaku Balcombe, Stephen Richard Wahab, Md. Abdul |
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Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur |
| title |
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds |
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Springer, Japan |
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2010 |
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