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The influence of turbidity on three‐spined stickleback foraging
Author(s) -
Quesenberry N. J.,
Allen P. J.,
Cech J. J.
Publication year - 2007
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.1095-8649.2007.01350.x
Subject(s) - biology , gasterosteus , three spined stickleback , stickleback , foraging , ecology , zoology , fishery , turbidity , fish <actinopterygii>
Three‐spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus were used as a model to test for the effects of turbidity on visual‐predator foraging. While the number of feeding lunges and number of prey consumed did not change with increasing turbidity, reactive distance to prey decreased.