Author:
Jakobsen Per Johan,Johnsen Geir Helge,Larsson Petter
Abstract
From 1980 to 1985, we investigated a lacustrine population of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) with respect to densities, individual length, distribution, diet, frequency of parasitism by Schistocepbalus solidus, and selective predation by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). From these investigations we concluded the following. (1) When stickleback are forced into the littoral zone by salmon, competition in this restricted area increases, or alternatively, stickleback distribute themselves in an area with less profitable prey. This, combined with predation from salmon, results in a population decline and reduced growth of the stickleback. (2) At least in autumn, parasitized stickleback distribute themselves in areas with high predation risk from salmon; when exposed to salmon predation, parasitized stickleback are preyed upon at a higher rate than healthy ones. Hence, parasitized individuals have almost disappeared from the stickleback population in Lake Kvernavann, Norway.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Cited by
54 articles.
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