Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds

• Main Authors: Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Kadowaki, Shusaku, Balcombe, Stephen Richard, Wahab, Md. Abdul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer, Japan 2010
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/2642/1/common_carp_alter_its_feeding_niche.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/2642/; http://www.springerlink.com/content/112404/

We used customized fish tanks as model fish ponds to observe grazing, swimming, and conspecific social behavior of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) under variable food-resource conditions to assess alterations in feeding niche. Different food and feeding situations were created by using only pond...