Diurnal variation in the feeding habits of Dussumieria acuta Val. from the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay

Nair, P N Radhakrishnan (1982) Diurnal variation in the feeding habits of Dussumieria acuta Val. from the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 24 (1&2). pp. 112-117.

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Abstract

A distinct variation in the feeding intensity was noticed in Dussumieria acuta between the day and night. This was due to the diurnal variation in the feeding habits of this fich, feeding actively during day time and starving during the night. The study over a period of two years in 1969-70 and 1970-71 showed that in day samples only 6.05% fish during the first year and 2.57% fish during the second year were with empty stomachs, whereas in the night samples 98.33% during the first year and 98.16% during the second year were either with empty or with 'little' stomachs.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Diurnal variation; feeding habits; Dussumieria acuta; Gulf of Mannar; Palk Bay
Subjects: Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology
Marine Fisheries > Feed
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Depositing User: Mr. Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 06 Jul 2010 12:58
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:11
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1344

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