Food of the American smelt in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
By: William G. Gordon
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Abstract
In order to determine possible sources of vitamin A for quail, 37 species of insects and other invertebrates were analyzed for vitamin A and for carotene, and 26 species of seeds and fruits were assayed for carotene. The invertebrates showed no trace of vitamin A; but 8 herbivorous invertebrates and the praying mantis contained carotene. Most of the plants contained carotene--some of them a lot (dotted smartweed, some legumes, sumac, roses, bittersweet, etc.). The amount of carotene varied among plants of the same species and even among fruits on the same plant.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Food of the American smelt in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron |
| Series title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8659(1961)90[439:FOTASI]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1961 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 439 |
| Last page | 443 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |