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Table 1 Size frequency (%) of the prey consumed by trout

From: Adaptive flexibility in the feeding behaviour of brown trout: optimal prey size

 

Size class (mm)

 

0 to 2

2 to 4

4 to 6

6 to 8

8 to 10

10 to 12

12 to 14

14 to 16

16 to 18

18 to 20

>20

Anllóns

           

 0+ (n = 2)

0

10.8

27.0

2.7

13.5

45.9

0

0

0

0

0

 1+ (n = 18)

1.3

18.4

23.7

3.0

27.3

24.7

0

0.3

0

0.7

0.7

 2+ (n = 9)

0.4

18.9

56.9

1.3

4.7

17.0

0

0.2

0

0

0.6

 3+ (n = 6)

0

15.1

52.8

15.1

1.9

11.3

1.9

1.9

0

0

0

 Pooled data

0.7

18.2

43.7

2.8

12.8

20.6

0.1

0.3

0

0.2

0.6

Furelos

           

 0+ (n = 37)

2.1

3.2

33.5

0

1.9

51.0

0

6.5

0

0

1.8

 1+ (n = 19)

1.4

4.8

81.0

0.1

0.2

6.0

0

3.9

0

0

2.6

 2+ (n = 5)

0.5

2.8

54.1

0

8.7

4.1

0

8.7

0

0

21.1

 3+ (n = 3)

3.2

18.5

15.3

0.8

0

33.1

0

0

0

0

29.0

 Pooled data

1.6

4.8

60.7

0.1

1.5

20.9

0

4.9

0

0

5.4

Lengüelle

           

 0+ (n = 6)

0

2.4

62.9

0

13.7

19.4

0

0.8

0

0

0.8

 1+ (n = 13)

0

18.3

37.7

0.4

16.5

20.4

0

0

0

0

6.7

 2+ (n = 16)

0.8

7.9

53.1

0.8

4.3

24.1

0

0.2

0

0

8.7

 3+ (n = 4)

5.8

1.9

32.7

0

9.6

38.5

0

0

0

0

11.5

 Pooled data

0.7

10.0

48.7

0.5

9.4

23.2

0

0.2

0

0

7.2

Tambre

           

 1+ (n = 24)

1.6

12.6

59.6

0.7

6.7

17.0

0

0.9

0

0

0.8

 2+ (n = 6)

0.3

5.2

56.0

0.9

4.0

28.4

0

2.4

0

0

2.8

 Pooled data

1.4

11.2

58.9

0.8

6.2

19.2

0

1.2

0

0

1.2

Rois

           

 1+ (n = 31)

2.7

7.7

33.8

3.2

14.3

33.9

0

2.7

0

0.2

1.4

 2+ (n = 2)

2.0

6.0

28.0

6.0

4.0

46.0

0

2.0

0

0

6.0

 Pooled data

2.7

7.6

33.6

3.4

13.8

34.5

0

2.7

0

0.2

1.6

Santa Lucía

           

 1+ (n = 24)

2.2

29.4

34.7

7.0

5.0

7.9

0

8.0

0.3

2.3

3.4

 2+ (n = 5)

3.2

20.6

40.2

10.6

4.2

15.3

0

4.8

0

0.5

0.5

 Pooled data

2.4

27.7

35.8

7.7

4.8

9.3

0

7.4

0.2

1.9

2.9

Sar

           

 1+ (n = 25)

0.6

33.8

4.0

0.9

1.1

57.8

0

0.2

0

0.1

1.6

 2+ (n = 4)

1.0

17.7

3.0

0.5

3.4

70.4

0

1.5

0

0

2.5

 Pooled data

0.6

32.2

3.9

0.9

1.3

59.0

0

0.3

0

0.05

1.7

Traba

           

 1+ (n = 15)

0.3

4.8

45.5

0.4

14.8

33.8

0

0.2

0

0

0.1

 2+ (n = 14)

0.5

7.6

51.5

1.0

10.7

28.1

0

0.2

0

0

0.2

 Pooled data

0.4

5.7

47.6

0.6

13.4

31.8

0

0.2

0

0

0.2

Total (n = 288)

3.44

5.00

44.44

3.42

8.27

31.97

0.01

1.30

0.03

0.17

1.97

  1. Data are displayed for each sampling site, each age class and in total using pooled data. Prey were grouped into 2-mm-length classes. The sample size (n) of each age class is shown in brackets.