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Stomach capacity as a directing factor in prey size selection of three‐spined stickleback
Author(s) -
Gill A. B.,
Hart P. J. B.
Publication year - 1998
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.1095-8649.1998.tb01844.x
Subject(s) - stickleback , biology , predation , selection (genetic algorithm) , preference , ecology , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Three‐spined stickleback consumed prey of one size until the stomach was full whereafter similar‐sized prey were rejected, but smaller prey were consumed. This evidence leads to the prediction of a shift in prey size preference as a result of the constraint imposed by remaining stomach capacity.