Foraging behaviour and capture success in perch, pikeperch and pike and the effects of prey density
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The effect of school size on capture success in three different piscivores, perchPerca fluviatilis, pikeperchStizostedion luciopercaand pikeEsox lucius, was investigated. RoachRutilus rutiluswere used as prey in a pool experiment where individual predators were presented prey at densities of one, two, four, eight and 16 prey, respectively. Treatments were replicated seven times for each predator species. Perch was at first virtually unable to capture a prey from a school and suffered a significant confusion effect with increasing prey density. The effect, however, was limited in the long run, as the perch was a very effective predator in its hunting strategy where it singled out and repeatedly attacked single prey irrespective of prey density or school size. Pikeperch and pike were able to attack and capture prey at any prey density equally successfully and thus did not suffer from a confusion effect. Neither did these predators receive any apparent advantages from increasing prey density.
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Not all predators succumb equally to the confusion effect attributed to schools.
“Predators may preferentially attack large schools if school size increases the conspicuousness and detectability of prey (Botham & Krause 2005), and not all predators succumb equally to the confusion effect attributed to schools (Turesson & Brönmark 2004).”
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- Authors
- Turesson, H., & Brönmark, C.
- Affiliations
- Lund University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Turesson, H.
- ORCID
- Brönmark, C.
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- Journal of Fish Biology
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- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-07-23
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 363-375
- ISSN
- 0022-1112 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-8649
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- W2168339915
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- 2.24
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- en
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- foraging behavior, capture success, prey density, school size, confusion effect, predator-prey interactions, perch, Perca fluviatilis, Sander lucioperca, Stizostedion lucioperca, pike, Esox lucius, roach, piscivorous fish, hunting strategies
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