We utilized a long-term data base collected over a broad geographic range to examine
predator size-prey size relationships for 18 species of marine fish predators from continental …

The expansion of commercial aquaculture production has raised awareness of issues
relating to the welfare of aquatic animals. The “Five Freedoms” approach to animal welfare …

Predators face decisions about which prey to include in their diet in order to maximize
fitness. The foraging tactics used to capture prey and the resulting profitability of prey …

Polyculture is a relevant practice for improving the sustainability of aquaculture, which raises
interest in implementing it in a variety of production systems. However, polyculture is a …

Fish exhibit tremendous diversity in feeding habits and the morphologies associated with
feeding. A recent book (Gerking 1994) and various other overviews of fish feeding exist …

Examples of bone exploitation by carnivorous theropod dinosaurs are relatively rare,
representing an apparent waste of both mineral and energetic resources. A review of the …

Despite the potential importance of predation as a process structuring coral reef fish
communities, few studies have examined how the diet of piscivorous fish responds to …

Several recent studies have demonstrated that rapid growth early in life leads to decreased
physiological performance. Nearly all involved experiments over short time periods (< 1 day) …

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) first appeared in Lake Erie in 1993, quickly
reaching extremely high densities (> 100/m2) in nearshore habitats frequented by juvenile …

Nous avons mesuré le poids et la densité de tassergals (Pomatomus saltatrix) et la taille de
leurs proies durant les étés 1992 et 1993, ainsi que leur régime alimentaire sur une période …