Cannibalism is a common phenomenon that occurs in over 30 fish families. Most of the
species are valuable objects of aquaculture and cannibalism is highly undesirable …

The northern pike (Esox lucius) is a selective and important predator in lake ecosystems.
Prey size in pike is limited by pike gape size, which is a linear function of pike body length …

Cannibalism is a frequent phenomenon in fish, especially in culture environments where fish
are unable to escape predation via habitat segregation or migration. Not all cultured fish …

Animal movement is a multifaceted process that occurs for multiple reasons with powerful
consequences for food web and ecosystem dynamics. New paradigms and technical …

Understanding of the conditions encouraging the evolution of kleptoparasitism has been
limited by the preponderance of attention focused on a limited number of taxa …

Intra-population variation in behaviour unrelated to sex, size or age exists in a variety of
species. The mechanisms behind behavioural diversification have only been partly …

Field and laboratory observations of feeding by invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans
were conducted during June through August of 2008, 2009 and 2010 near Lee Stocking …

The effect of stocking density (10, 31.6 and 100 larvae l− 1; three replicates per treatment)
on the day-by-day dynamics of survival, growth and cannibalism was examined in sibling …

Big game acquisition is viewed as pivotal in the evolution of early hominins and is often
associated with the emergence of features that are hallmarks of Homo. We explore the …

The northern pike (Esox lucius) has been intensively studied in terms of behaviour due to its
relevance to fisheries and its importance for structuring fish communities in freshwater …