Variations in the feeding intensity and diet composition of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) during 24-h period in the summertime in Hisaronu Bay
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, cilt.82, sa.3, ss.527-528, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 82 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0025315402005830
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.527-528
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Diet Feeding pattern of red mullet in the Hisaronu Bay was studied from samples collected by bottom travel during a 24-h period in the summer of 1997. Feeding activity of red mullet commenced at dawn and reached its maximum value at noon. During the period between noon to early evening, feeding intensity showed clown and then showed a small increase towards sunset. After sunset, the feeding activity nearly stopped and fish with empty stomachs increased. At night almost all stomachs were empty. Polychaetes, decapods, bivalves, and amphipods were the major prey groups in the diet of red mullet and no significant diel variations were observed in the relative importance of these groups.