1978•Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of CanadaRequires access

Capture Probability: The Role of Zooplankter Escape in the Selective Feeding of Planktivorous Fish

Ray W. Drenner, J. Rudi Strickler, W. John O’Brien

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The conditional probabilities (P3) of being captured by a simulated fish-suction intake ranged from P = 0.76 to P = 0.96 for cladocerans and from P = 0.07 to P = 0.28 for copepods. Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) feeding experiments confirmed that these differential capture probabilities can result in an apparent planktivore feeding selectivity for cladoceran zooplankters. Key words: capture probability, zooplankter escape, planktivore feeding selectivity, gizzard shad

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Key concepts: Dorosoma, Gizzard shad, Planktivore, Zooplankton, Biology, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Fishery, Zoology