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This paper considers: various models for describing evacuation from the stomachs of fishes; methods used to estimate feeding rates; and the type of field data required in each case.
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Mullen, A.J. (1986). The effect of the choice of evacuation model on the estimation of feeding rate. In: Simenstad, C.A., Cailliet, G.M. (eds) Contemporary studies on fish feeding: the proceedings of GUTSHOP ’84. Developments in environmental biology of fishes, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1158-6_18
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