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A planktivorous specialist turns rapacious: piscivory in invading vendace Coregonus albula
Author(s) -
Liso S.,
Gjelland K. Ø.,
Reshetnikov Y. S.,
Amundsen P.A.
Publication year - 2011
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.1095-8649.2010.02831.x
Subject(s) - biology , coregonus lavaretus , predation , subarctic climate , zooplankton , coregonus , fishery , ecology , esox , fish <actinopterygii> , pike
Following invasion and establishment in a subarctic watercourse, small‐sized vendace Coregonus albula were surprisingly found to include fish prey in their diet. The zooplankton resource was severely depleted and only made a minor dietary contribution.