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The ontogenetic change in time costs of prey attacks as well as the change in capture efficiency for representative cladoceran and cyclopoid prey was investigated in roach, Rutilus rutilus, bleak, Alburnus alburnus, and blue bream, Abramis ballerus. Video recordings were used for measuring the timing of attacks, whereas capture efficiencies were determined by direct observation. Decreases in the time cost of attacks reflect the decreasing importance of prey fixation during growth of the fish. No differences in capture efficiencies were found among the three cyprinid species, indicating that attack behaviour is unlikely to function as a basic mechanism leading to differences in prey selectivity among the investigated species.Increasing capture efficiency during early development may lead to increasing selectivity for cyclopoid prey in the field.
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Wanzenböck, J. (1992). Ontogeny of prey attack behaviour in larvae and juveniles of three European cyprinids. In: Wieser, W., Schiemer, F., Goldschmidt, A., Kotrschal, K. (eds) Environmental biology of European cyprinids. Developments in environmental biology of fishes, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2544-4_3
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