Benthic Invertebrate Fauna and Feeding Relationships of Brown Trout, Salmo trutta Linnaeus, and River Blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus Richardson, in the Aberfeldy River, Victoria

1978 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 725 ◽  
Author(s):  
PD Jackson

The benthic invertebrate fauna and the stomachs of brown trout and river blackfish in a section of the Aberfeldy River, Victoria, were sampled regularly from October 1971 to November 1972. The ranges of food organisms utilized by the two species were very similar as were the proportions of the different food categories. Kendall rank correlation coefficients indicated that the diets of the two fishes were similar on all but the July sampling date. Due to apparent differences in habitat prefer- ences this similarity in diets may be regarded as giving rise to indirect competition.

1975 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
PL Cadwallader

The feeding relationships of the common river galaxias, Galaxias vulgaris Stokell, upland bully, Gobiomorphus breviceps (Stokell), long-finned eel, Anguilla diefenbachii Gray, short-finned eel, A. australis schmidtii Phillipps, and brown trout, Salmo trutta L., were examined in the Glentui River, Canterbury, New Zealand, in February, May and November 1971. With few exceptions, the same food organisms were utilized by all species, but the relative proportion of each food type in the diet varied between species. Kendall rank correlation coefficients indicated that the diets of native fish were dissimilar, with the exception of galaxiids and bullies in May, but in six out of nine comparisons involving the introduced trout, the coefficients indicated varying degrees of similarity with the diets of the native species. Since their feeding mechanisms and feeding localities are different, similarities in the diets of eels and trout, trout and bullies, and bullies and galaxiids can be regarded as giving rise to indirect competition. However, since trout (C 200 mm long) and galaxiids occupy the same microhabitat and feed in the same manner, similarity in their diets can be regarded as giving rise to direct competition. Such direct competition for food, combined with interspecific aggression and similar microhabitat requirements, may help to explain the reduction in abundance of other galaxiids in areas in which trout have been introduced.


2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Kurhalyuk ◽  
H. Tkachenko ◽  
K. Pałczyńska

Resistance of erythrocytes from Brown trout (Salmo trutta m. trutta L.) affected by ulcerative dermal necrosis syndrome In the present work we evaluated the effect of ulcerative dermal necrosis (UDN) syndrome on resistance of erythrocytes to haemolytic agents and lipid peroxidation level in the blood from brown trout (Salmo trutta m. trutta L.). Results showed that lipid peroxidation increased in erythrocytes, as evidenced by high thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels. Compared to control group, the resistance of erythrocytes to haemolytic agents was significantly lower in UDN-positive fish. Besides, UDN increased the percent of hemolysated erythrocytes subjected to the hydrochloric acid, urea and hydrogen peroxide. Results showed that UDN led to an oxidative stress in erythrocytes able to induce enhanced lipid peroxidation level, as suggested by TBARS level and decrease of erythrocytes resistance to haemolytic agents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 100675
Author(s):  
Muhammed Atamanalp ◽  
Arzu Ucar ◽  
Esat Mahmut Kocaman ◽  
Gonca Alak

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