Food and feeding activity of Ilisha Megaloptera larvae in Shatt al-Arab ُُُEstuary
Other Title(s)
طبيعة غذاء و تغذي يرقات أسماك أبو عوينة Ilisha megaloptera من مصب شط العرب
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Sumayyah Muhammad
Husayn, Najah Abbud
Ukayli, Muna Taha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2005)7 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah Marine Science Centre
Publication Date
2005-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The guts of 110 specimens of Ilisha megaloptera larvae ranging in length between 6-21mm were examined.
The study showed that I.
megaloptera in the larval stage is phytoplankton feeders, consume mainly centric and pinnate diatoms, with centric diatoms being more important that pinnate especially in the smaller size larvae.
Spatial and seasonal variations showed that there were no differences in the incidence of feeding during the survey in all stations sampled.
This study showed that larval I.megaloptera appear to select food of a certain type (diatoms), which do not vary with the larval size.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Sumayyah Muhammad& Ukayli, Muna Taha& Husayn, Najah Abbud. 2005. Food and feeding activity of Ilisha Megaloptera larvae in Shatt al-Arab ُُُEstuary. Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture،Vol. 2, no. 2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Sumayyah Muhammad…[et al.]. Food and feeding activity of Ilisha Megaloptera larvae in Shatt al-Arab ُُُEstuary. Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture Vol. 2, no. 2 (2005).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Sumayyah Muhammad& Ukayli, Muna Taha& Husayn, Najah Abbud. Food and feeding activity of Ilisha Megaloptera larvae in Shatt al-Arab ُُُEstuary. Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture. 2005. Vol. 2, no. 2.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-365583