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Digestive processes during the development of the roach, Rutilus rutilus L.
Author(s) -
Hofer R.,
Uddin A. Nasir
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1985.tb04308.x
Subject(s) - biology , hindgut , rutilus , digestive enzyme , reabsorption , larva , carp , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , midgut , enzyme , fishery , endocrinology , biochemistry , amylase , kidney
During development of the roach from larvae to adults relative gut length increases from 44 to 104% of the body length. Gut passage rate correlates with gut length, ranging from 2.25 h in larvae to 6.2 h in adults (at 20 ± 1°C). In controlled experiments (20°C, feeding on carp diet) tryptic activity of the gut content increases with the age of the fish. In larvae artificial diet leads to considerable increase of tryptic activity, but to low growth rate and finally to total mortality. The reabsorption of digestive enzymes in the hindgut is efficient only in adults in which tryptic activity in the second half of the intestine is reduced to about 12% of total activity.