| dc.creator |
Kruitwagen, Guus |
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| dc.creator |
Nagelkerken, Ivan |
|
| dc.creator |
Lugendo, Blandina |
|
| dc.creator |
Pratap, Harish B. |
|
| dc.creator |
Brown, Sjoerd W. |
|
| dc.date |
2016-05-11T14:10:52Z |
|
| dc.date |
2016-05-11T14:10:52Z |
|
| dc.date |
2007 |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-03T13:28:57Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2021-05-03T13:28:57Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Kruitwagen, G., Nagelkerken, I., Lugendo, B.R., Pratap, H.B. and Wendelaar Bonga, S.E., 2007. Influence of morphology and amphibious life‐style on the feeding ecology of the mudskipper Periophthalmus argentilineatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 71(1), pp.39-52. |
|
| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1975 |
|
| dc.identifier |
10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01508.x |
|
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1975 |
|
| dc.description |
The potential feeding advantages that are offered to the barred mudskipper Periophthalmus
argentilineatus by its amphibious life-style were investigated. To this end the feeding ecology of
these fish, the position they occupy in the mangrove food web and the importance of different
morphological factors for their diet were studied. Analysis of gut contents showed that the
major component of the barred mudskipper diet changes during growth from small crustaceans
(e.g. copepods and amphipods) to polychaetes to mangrove crabs. This dietary shift was found
to be facilitated through enlargement of the mouth, as well as elongation of the gut. The use of
stable isotope analysis revealed that barred mudskippers had a similar trophic position as other
zoobenthivore fish species, but that their diet did not appear to be affected by competition for
food with other zoobenthivores. The amphibious habits of the barred mudskipper provide
specific advantages to its feeding ecology, such as access to an abundant food source of
mangrove crabs, which are mostly inaccessible for other fish species. # 2007 The Authors
Journal compilation # 2007 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.subject |
Diet composition |
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| dc.subject |
Food web |
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| dc.subject |
Mudskipper |
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| dc.subject |
Resource partitioning. |
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| dc.subject |
Stable isotopes |
|
| dc.subject |
Tanzania |
|
| dc.title |
Influence of Morphology and Amphibious Life-Style on the Feeding Ecology of the Mudskipper Periophthalmus Argentilineatus |
|
| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
|