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Ontogenetic shifts in major prey types

 

Plots of relative mean percent prey (means of percent prey add up to 100% within a predator length category)

by 10 cm predator size classes are graphed for each size category with >19 stomachs. Prey types, which do not

make up at least 10 % of the diet in at least one predator size category are excluded for clarity.

 

 

Scientific name

Sample sizes

1973-80

Sample sizes

1981-90

013

MUSTELUS CANIS

619

1680

015

SQUALUS ACANTHIAS

2368

19620

023

RAJA OCELLATA

640

3603

026

RAJA ERINACEA

1329

3626

028

RAJA RADIATA

221

919

072

MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS

4453

13766

032

CLUPEA HARENGUS

126

539

073

GADUS MORHUA

1977

6943

074

MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS

1978

1281

075

POLLACHIUS VIRENS

601

1659

076

UROPHYCIS TENUIS

668

4723

077

UROPHYCIS CHUSS

1881

4942

078

UROPHYCIS REGIA

479

1581

102

HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES

1402

230

103

PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS

632

1348

104

PARALICHTHYS OBLONGUS

500

1857

105

PLEURONECTES FERRUGINEUS

1045

841

106

PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS

1545

1040

107

GLYPTOCEPHALUS CYNOGLOSSUS

733

90

108

SCOPHTHALMUS AQUOSUS

1024

1820

121

SCOMBER SCOMBRUS

110

346

135

POMATOMUS SALTATRIX

536

1619

136

MICROPOGON UNDULATUS

242

122

141

CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA

647

155

143

STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS

1034

380

145

CYNOSCION REGALIS

367

763

155

SEBASTES FASCIATUS

644

577

163

MYOXOCEPHALUS OCTODECEMSPINOSUS

689

1717

164

HEMITRIPTERUS AMERICANUS

136

1245

181

AMMODYTES DUBIUS

1315

10

193

MACROZOARCES AMERICANUS

428

166

197

LOPHIUS AMERICANUS

745

1108

502

ILLEX ILLECEBROSUS

2183

653

503

LOLIGO PEALEII

2122

800

 

 


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