Effect of feeding history on metabolic rate of largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans): implications for bioenergetics models
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Abstract
Metabolic rate is a key parameter in fish energy budgets that strongly influences the output of bioenergetics models. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that metabolic rate varies with growth history of age-1 largemouth bass Micropterus nigricans Cuvier, 1828. Two groups of fish were fed alternating maintenance or ad libitum rations of fathead minnow Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820, so that over a 9-week period, initial and ending size of fish was similar. After 9 weeks, oxygen consumption was measured using static, closed respirometry. Although final body weight was similar between the two groups (means, 104–108 g), specific oxygen consumption for fish fed maintenance rations (0.094 mg O2 g−2 h−1) was 38% less than that measured for fish fed ad libitum (0.152 mg O2 g−2 h−1). Bioenergetics estimates of food consumption were similar to observed values for fish fed ad libitum (∼7% error), but for fish fed maintenance rations, the model overestimated food consumption by 65%. By accounting for changes in metabolic rate owing to reduced feeding, error in model estimates of food consumption was reduced. These findings shed new insight into factors associated with consumption-dependent error in bioenergetics models and highlight the importance of feeding history on metabolic rate of fish. Incorporating growth-dependent metabolism into bioenergetics models can improve model accuracy and allow fisheries biologists to make more informed decisions regarding fish growth and energetics.
Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Effect of feeding history on metabolic rate of largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans): implications for bioenergetics models |
Series title | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
DOI | 10.1139/cjz-2023-0047 |
Volume | 102 |
Issue | 3 |
Year Published | 2023 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
Description | 10 p. |
First page | 207 |
Last page | 216 |
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