Feeding behaviour of whiting, Merlangius merlangus, L. in captivity

Seyhan K., GROVE D., KING J.

FISHERIES RESEARCH, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.39-45, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0165-7836(97)00080-5
  • Dergi Adı: FISHERIES RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-45
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The feeding behaviour of medium sized (155.25 +/- 27.98 cm, n = 8) whiting, Merlangius merlangus, under laboratory conditions was investigated with continuous food availability. This investigation was made using both natural, Sprattus sprattus, and artificial diet which was monitored with a periodogram analysis obtained by a newly developed demand feeding unit. The return of appetite of large whiting (305.85 +/- 056.90 cm) was also studied. Medium size whiting consumed 5.29 g (wet weight)/day corresponding to 3.41% body weight, approximately three sprats of 1.88 g each. The return of appetite after a single meal was found to follow the gastric emptying curve closely. If food is not offered directly but made available through demand feeding, the whiting feed rhythmically (every 21 h); under these conditions, it was estimated that feeding activity returns when the stomach is 40% full. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.