Pike as a Selective Predator. Effects of Prey Size, Availability, Cover and Pike Jaw Dimensions

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Post-stocking survival of 0+ year pike in ponds as a function of water transparency, habitat complexity, prey availability and size heterogeneity

✍ C. Skov; L. Jacobsen; S. Berg 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 161 KB

Survival of 0+ year pike __Esox lucius__ (20–31 mm __L__~T~) was evaluated over the first week following stocking in ponds (16 m^2^) depending on water transparencies (low and high), habitat complexity (low and high) and food availability (zooplankton). A multiple regression analysis showed that sur