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The regurgitation of stomach contents in trawl caught whiting, evidence of a predator size effect
Author(s) -
Staniland I. J.,
Hart P. J. B.,
Bromley P. J.
Publication year - 2001
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.1095-8649.2001.tb00207.x
Subject(s) - whiting , biology , regurgitation (circulation) , fishery , stomach , fish <actinopterygii> , predator , zoology , anatomy , predation , ecology , medicine , biochemistry
The rate of regurgitation of food from the stomachs of trawl caught whiting Merlangius merlangus was negatively correlated with fish size. Increased musculature of the oesophageal sphincter in larger fish may enable them to resist the forced expulsion of their stomach contents to a greater extent.