Seasonal Dynamics of Feeding Habits of a Cyprinid Fish, Saurogobio dabryi in the Downstream of the Jialing River, China
Seasonal Dynamics of Feeding Habits of a Cyprinid Fish, Saurogobio dabryi in the Downstream of the Jialing River, China
J. Ma1, F.B. Zhang1,2, J. Li1, Z.Y. Lv1, C. Zhang1, L. Mao1 and Y. Zeng1*
Sampling site of S.dabryi in the lower reach of the Jialing River.
Mean gut fullness index and percentage of empty gut of S. dabryi in each season (vertical bars indicate S.E.).
Cumulative prey curves of S. dabryi.
Dendrogram of cluster analysis on dietary composition of S. dabryi.
Feeding strategy of Saurogobio dabryi (A) Amundsen graph, black dot (•) represents prey category. a: Other; b: Bacillariophyta; c: Cyanophtya; d: Chlorophyta; e: Aquatic insect; f: Oligochaeta; g: Polychaeta; h: Rotaria; i: Crustacea; j: Sarcodina; (B) Explanatory diagram for the interpretation of feeding strategy and prey importance; BPC and WPC represent between-phenotype component and within-phenotype component, respectively.
Food composition of S. dabryi in each season from the lower reaches of Jialing River.