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<p>The three spine stickleback <italic>Gasterosteus aculeatus</italic> is a small omnivorous, wildly distributed fish. In this study, food uptake and body condition of three spine stickleback, from the Gulf of Gdansk eulitoral was investigated. Samples were taken from three locations of the Gulf of Gdańsk: in vicinities of Sopot, Chałupy and Hel. Copepods were the most quantitive food components in the three spine stickleback stomachs. In spring, at Hel station -Harpacticoida and in Sopot, crustacean and fish eggs, were dominating as a fish prey. During summer, Calanoida were most abundant in stomachs collected from fish caught in Chałupy, fish eggs and Calanoida in those from Hel station. In stomachs of fish from Sopot location most common prey were Cladocera. Comparison of stomach content to food base and Fulton’s body condition index revealed that the three spine stickleback uses available food base in efficient way.</p>
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The three spine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus is a small omnivorous, wildly distributed fish. In this study, food uptake and body condition of three spine stickleback, from the Gulf of Gdansk eulitoral was investigated. Samples were taken from three locations of the Gulf of Gdańsk: in vicinities of Sopot, Chałupy and Hel. Copepods were the most quantitive food components in the three spine stickleback stomachs. In spring, at Hel station -Harpacticoida and in Sopot, crustacean and fish eggs, were dominating as a fish prey. During summer, Calanoida were most abundant in stomachs collected from fish caught in Chałupy, fish eggs and Calanoida in those from Hel station. In stomachs of fish from Sopot location most common prey were Cladocera. Comparison of stomach content to food base and Fulton’s body condition index revealed that the three spine stickleback uses available food base in efficient way.

Is the body condition of the three-spined stickleback (<italic>Gasterosteus aculeatus</italic>) determined by the type of food consumed?

Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Institute of Oceanography

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Is the body condition of the three-spined stickleback () determined by the type of food consumed?

The three spine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus is a small omnivorous, wildly distributed fish. In this study, food uptake and body condition of three spine...

Is the body condition of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) determined by the type of food consumed?

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 12, 2016

Page range: 588 - 599

Received: Jan 12, 2016

Accepted: May 11, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0048

Keywords
fish, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdańsk, food, body condition

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Is the body condition of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) determined by the type of food consumed?

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 12, 2016

Page range: 588 - 599

Received: Jan 12, 2016

Accepted: May 11, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0048

Keywordsfish, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdańsk, food, body condition

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
fish, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdańsk, food, body condition