Evidence of density-dependent cohort splitting in age-0 yellow perch, (Perca flavescens): potential behavioural mechanisms and population-level consequences

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Post ◽  
MRS Johannes ◽  
D J McQueen
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Interference Competition ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Population Level ◽  
High Density ◽  
Spatial Behaviour ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Density Dependent

Two sequential cohorts of age-0 yellow perch (Perca flavescens), differing approximately threefold in density, were observed for their ontogeny of spatial distribution, growth, and diet in Lake St. George, Ontario. The lower density cohort exhibited typical ontogenetic spatial behaviour patterns consisting of an early pelagic phase followed by a complete migration to the littoral zone by midsummer. The high-density cohort appeared to split into a faster growing littoral component and a slower growing pelagic component which persisted throughout the growing season and into the next spring. The differences in spatial behaviour between these two cohorts could not be explained by spatial patterns in prey availability. The overwinter mortality rate for the high-density cohort was approximately double that observed for the low-density cohort. No direct observations of behaviour were made of the two cohorts, but distribution and growth data, along with arguments from competition theory, support the hypothesis that interference competition is the density-dependent mechanism responsible for the aberrant ontogeny of spatial distribution of the high-density cohort. The occurrence of interference competition in which competitively superior individuals can monopolize optimal habitats, relegating other individuals to suboptimal habitats, infers an asymptotic stock and recruitment relationship.

Metabolic Stores of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens): Comparison of Populations from an Acidic, Dystrophic Lake and Circumneutral, Mesotrophic Lakes

1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 2474-2482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay A. Nelson ◽  
John J. Magnuson
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Glycogen Content ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Seasonal Effects ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Dystrophic Lake ◽  
Lipid Contents

Little is known about the animals that occupy naturally acidic habitats. To better understand the physiological state of animals from temperate, naturally acidic systems, we compared metabolite stores and meristics of two yellow perch (Perca flavescens) populations in northern Wisconsin. One population originated from a naturally acidic, dystrophic lake (Acid-Lake-Perch, ALP) and had previously been shown to have enhanced tolerance to low pH. The second population came from two nearby interconnected circumneutral, mesotrophic lakes (Neutral-Lake-Perch, NLP). Perch were collected throughout the year to account for seasonal effects and to discern whether patterns of metabolite utilization differed between populations. ALP had smaller livers containing less glycogen and greater muscle glycogen content than NLP. The ALP also had significantly greater liver and visceral lipid contents, and females from this population committed a greater fraction of their body mass to egg production. We interpret these results as indicative of physiological divergence at the population level in yellow perch. These results are discussed as possible products of H+ -driven changes in metabolism and as possible products of different life history strategies between populations. Our results also show that perch living in acidic, dystrophic Wharton Lake are not acid stressed.

RNA/DNA ratio and total length of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in managed and natural wetlands of a large fluvial lake

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 2211-2218 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Tardif ◽  
H Glémet ◽  
P Brodeur ◽  
M Mingelbier
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Fluvial Lake ◽  
Natural Wetlands ◽  
South Shore ◽  
Managed Wetlands

RNA/DNA ratios and total lengths were compared to determine growth patterns of age-0 yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in managed and natural habitats of a large fluvial lake (Lake Saint-Pierre, St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada) over seasonal and yearly temporal scales. In 2002, the RNA/DNA ratio responded to degree-days accumulated over periods of 7–8 days before sampling, while in 2003, no relationship with temperature was established. The growth patterns obtained each year probably reflect indices responding to different limiting variables. In 2002, temperature would have been limiting, whereas in 2003, other factors such as prey availability, food quality, and competition may have influenced growth. In addition, the discrepancy between total length and RNA/DNA ratio observed in 2003 may reflect a differential time of response to limiting variables. These results together show that the two indices reflect growth at different time scales and suggest that their combination can help identify shifts between limiting environmental variables. Also, growth in managed wetlands during springtime was systematically superior to that in the natural environment, supporting the contention that managed wetlands are highly productive habitats. In natural habitats, growth rates were higher on the south shore by summer, which is consistent with the established north-south productivity gradient in Lake Saint-Pierre.

Metabolic Allometry of Larval and Juvenile Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens): In Situ Estimates and Bioenergetic Models

1990 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 554-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Post
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Juvenile Fish ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Growth Dynamics ◽  
Model Simulations ◽  
Consumption Rates ◽  
Young Of The Year

Measurements of in situ food consumption and growth rates of young-of-the-year (YOY) yellow perch, Perca flavescens, indicated that extrapolations of the metabolic allometry of adult perch to larval and juvenile perch were inappropriate. YOY active metabolism had the same weight dependent slope as adults but was 4.4 times adult standard respiration. Adult active respiration is typically 1–2 times standard. YOY consumption rates were also higher than predicted from adult allometry. Model simulations demonstrate that consumption and growth dynamics of larval and juvenile fish are more sensitive to variation in temperature and prey availability than are adults.

Trophic interactions between yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and their benthic prey in a littoral zone community

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E Cobb ◽  
Mary C Watzin
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Benthic Community ◽  
Littoral Zone ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Resource Limitation ◽  
Fish Predation ◽  
High Density ◽  
Density Treatment ◽  
Benthic Prey

Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) growth rates in northern Lake Champlain have declined in recent years while densities have increased, suggesting resource limitation. At high densities, predators have the potential to influence prey communities, but these effects can be highly complex. Using in situ mesh cages in an unmanipulated littoral zone setting, we examined the effects of two densities (0.5 and 1.5/m2) of yellow perch on (i) their growth and (ii) the abundance of major prey groups in the benthic community. Yellow perch growth rates were significantly lower in the high-density treatment than in the low-density treatment. Because site characteristics were not manipulated, measured covariates reflecting sediment and vegetation variation between cages were used to help clarify treatment effects on benthos. Fish predation on invertebrate prey was significant only in the high-density predator treatment for three of the six prey groups examined (predatory chironomids, prey chironomids, and isopods). For this littoral zone community, availability and abundance of benthic prey strongly influenced yellow perch growth rates; but the effect of yellow perch predation on benthic community structure was only moderate.

scholarly journals Do models parameterized with observations from the system predict larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens) growth performance better in Lake Erie?

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Jose R. Marin Jarrin ◽  
Timothy B. Johnson ◽  
Stuart A. Ludsin ◽  
Julie M. Reichert ◽  
Kevin L. Pangle
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Larval Growth ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Mechanistic Modeling ◽  
Fish Growth ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Western Lake Erie

Growth performance can influence survival during early life. As such, a range of statistical to mechanistic modeling approaches has been used to predict growth performance, with few studies evaluating prediction accuracy. We tested the ability of three models to estimate observed larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens) growth and length in western Lake Erie (United States – Canada). We found that a general linear model developed using yellow perch data from western Lake Erie performed best followed closely by a semimechanistic individual-based model (IBM) specific to Lake Erie yellow perch and worse by a general multispecies IBM. We suspect that the statistical model performed better because, unlike IBMs, it does not require prey availability data, probably poorly represented by zooplankton samples, and because the IBMs are imperfectly parameterized. Our findings indicate that caution should be exercised when using general IBMs given that the models parameterized with observations from the system of interest outperformed the general IBM in providing accurate fish growth and length estimates, pointing to the need for research that can improve existing mechanism-based models of larval growth.

Survival to hatching of fishes in sulfate-saline waters, Devils Lake, North Dakota

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Koel ◽  
John J. Peterka
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Sodium Sulfate ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Devils Lake ◽  
Common Carp Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Species Survival

Laboratory-based bioassays were conducted to determine concentrations of sodium-sulfate type salinities that limit the hatching success of several fish species. Survival to hatching (SH) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in sodium-sulfate type waters from Devils Lake, North Dakota, of ≥ 2400 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS) than in fresh water of 200 mg/L. In waters of 200, 1150, 2400, 4250, and 6350 mg/L TDS, walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) SH was 41, 38, 7, 1, and 0%; northern pike (Esox lucius) SH was 92, 68, 33, 2, and 0%; yellow perch (Perca flavescens) SH was 88, 70, 73, 0, and 0%; white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) SH was 87, 95, 66, 0, and 0%; common carp (Cyprinus carpio) SH was 71, 69, 49, 63, and 25%.

scholarly journals DENSITY-DEPENDENT PHONORITON STATES IN HIGHLY EXCITED SEMICONDUCTORS

1995 ◽  
Vol 09 (28) ◽  
pp. 3725-3733
Author(s):  
NGUYEN HONG QUANG ◽  
NGUYEN MINH KHUE
Keyword(s):  
Green's Function ◽  
Random Phase Approximation ◽  
Function Method ◽  
Random Phase ◽  
High Density ◽  
Phase Approximation ◽  
Green’S Function Method ◽  
Exciton Density ◽  
Density Dependent ◽  
Exciton Interaction

The dynamical aspects of the phonoriton state in highly-photoexcited semiconductors is studied theoretically. The effect of the exciton–exciton interaction and nonbosonic character of high-density excitons are taken into account. Using Green's function method and within the Random Phase Approximation it is shown that the phonoriton dispersion and damping are very sensitive to the exciton density, characterizing the excitation degree of semiconductors.

Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) and Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Populations and Fisheries of the Red Lakes, Minnesota, 1930–75

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1774-1783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lloyd L. Smith Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Commercial Fishery ◽  
Class Strength ◽  
Parent Stock ◽  
Catch Statistics

In an investigation of the commercial fishery of Red Lakes, Minnesota, for the 46-yr period 1930–75, catch statistics were analyzed, and the dynamics of the perch and walleye populations were examined. Mean annual yields of walleye for two statistical periods, 1930–53 and 1954–75, were 309,900 and 245,100 kg, respectively for walleyes, and 96,400 and 109,500 kg for perch. Annual abundance (CPE based on average catches per day per 5-net units of gill nets) varied from 3.8 to 64.6 kg for walleye, and from 2.5 to 34.4 kg for perch. Causes of fluctuations in harvestable stock were directly related to strength of year-classes and to growth rate during the season of capture. Year-class strength was not related to the abundance of parent stock or of potential predators. The respective strengths of year-classes of perch and walleye in the same year were positively correlated (r = 0.859, P < 0.01), and are directly related to climatic factors. Growth rate of walleye in different calendar years varied from +30.7 to −42.2% of mean growth, and that of perch from +13.4 to −8.6% (1941–56). Growing season began in mid-June and was almost over by September 1. Walleye yield could be enhanced by starting harvest July 1 instead of early June. Perch yield could be improved by harvesting small perch. Key words: Percidae, Perca, population dynamics, Stizostedion, long-term yield

Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) effects on sediment, other zoobenthos, and the diet and growth of adult yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in pond enclosures

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1903-1915 ◽  
Author(s):  
S A Thayer ◽  
R C Haas ◽  
R D Hunter ◽  
R H Kushler
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Structural Heterogeneity ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Zooplankton Density ◽  
Growth Differences ◽  
Percent Nitrogen ◽  
Induced Changes

Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in enclosures located in an experimental pond adjacent to Lake St. Clair, Michigan, increased sedimentation rate but had relatively minor effects on percent organic matter and percent nitrogen content of sediment. In contrast, sediment from Lake St. Clair adjacent to zebra mussels was significantly higher in carbon than that 0.5 m away. Zebra mussels increase the nutritional value of surficial sediment and provide greater structural heterogeneity, which is probably more important in causing change among zoobenthos. Zoobenthos and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) diet were dominated by dipteran larvae and leeches. Zoobenthos was significantly different between enclosures with and without zebra mussels. Treatments with zebra mussels had significantly more oligochaetes and tended to have more crustaceans (isopods and amphipods). In June, yellow perch without zebra mussels consumed significantly more zooplankton, and those with mussels had more crustaceans in their diet. Zooplankton density was greater in treatments without zebra mussels. Yellow perch with zebra mussels grew significantly more than those without mussels. Zebra mussels in the enclosures neither reproduced nor were eaten by yellow perch; hence. the observed growth differences were due to indirect effects involving zebra mussel induced changes in benthic structure and biota.

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