TY - JOUR
T1 - Feeding habits of padogobius bonelli (osteichthyes: Gobiidae) in the curone creek (northwest Italy)
T2 - Territoriality influences diet?
AU - Bo, Tiziano
AU - López-Rodríguez, Manuel Jesus
AU - Fenoglio, Stefano
AU - Cammarata, Massimo
AU - de Figueroa, José Manuel Tierno
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank M. Pessino for help during field activity. This study was supported by Provincia di Alessandria ATF grants. Experiments comply with the Italian laws.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - Padogobius bonelli in Curone Creek (Italy) fed mainly on aquatic insects, positively selecting Chironomidae, Simuliidae, and Hydroptilidae and negatively Baetidae, possibly related to the high mobility of the latter. When studying the variation of the diet with size, a positive correlation with some big prey items was detected. Nevertheless, no differences were detected when prey diversity was considered. Finally, the huge difference in the gut content among the individuals could be related to the marked territoriality of this species in the breeding season when this study was carried out.
AB - Padogobius bonelli in Curone Creek (Italy) fed mainly on aquatic insects, positively selecting Chironomidae, Simuliidae, and Hydroptilidae and negatively Baetidae, possibly related to the high mobility of the latter. When studying the variation of the diet with size, a positive correlation with some big prey items was detected. Nevertheless, no differences were detected when prey diversity was considered. Finally, the huge difference in the gut content among the individuals could be related to the marked territoriality of this species in the breeding season when this study was carried out.
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U2 - 10.1080/02705060.2010.9664379
DO - 10.1080/02705060.2010.9664379
M3 - Article
SN - 0270-5060
VL - 25
SP - 367
EP - 371
JO - Journal of Freshwater Ecology
JF - Journal of Freshwater Ecology
IS - 3
ER -