Laboratory studies on the feeding behaviour of juvenile Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus capensis

Laboratory studies were conducted on juvenile horse mackerel to examine feeding selectivity and rates of zooplankton consumption of two size classes of fish. Fish were fed a variety of natural zooplankton assemblages and sequential subsampling of water in the experimental tanks provided estimates of prey concentration. Video observations were used to examine feeding behaviour and to investigate the feeding response of horse mackerel to various food types and prey sizes.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2002

Author dc:creator

• Mapukata, Tembela

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Van der Lingen, Carl D
• Field, John G

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6968

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6968