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Seasonal variations in diet of arrow squid (Nototodarus gouldi): stomach content and signature fatty acid analysis
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Pethybridge, H and Virtue, P and Casper, R and Yoshida, T and Green, CP and Jackson, G and Nichols, PD, Seasonal variations in diet of arrow squid (Nototodarus gouldi): stomach content and signature fatty acid analysis, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of The United Kingdom, 92, (1) pp. 187-196. ISSN 0025-3154 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1017/S0025315411000841
Abstract
This study details the feeding ecology of arrow squid, Nototodarus gouldi, collected opportunistically from trawlers in waters
south-east off Australia in 2007 and 2008. Combined stomach content and fatty acid (FA) signature analyses provided clear
evidence of seasonal dietary shifts in prey composition. Teleost fish remains (mainly otoliths) were found in 67% of stomachs
with the two mesopelagic planktivorous fish, Lampanyctodes hectoris and Maurolicus muelleri dominating. Cephalopods
and crustaceans were supplementary dietary components, with an increased representation in the diet over winter.
Digestive gland lipid content was moderate (16.4 ±8.4% wet weight) and was rich in triacylglycerol and monounsaturated
fatty acids. Multivariate analysis of FA profiles grouped arrow squid with profiles of mesopelagic fish and cephalopods, thus
supporting the findings of stomach content analysis. Seasonal differences in total lipid content were likely related to summer
upwelling events and local changes in productivity, while intraspecific differences in lipid class and FA composition were
related to seasonal differences of prey consumption. FA analyses also demonstrated dietary differences associated with
gender, size and female maturation. Such relationships demonstrate that the diet of N. gouldi is closely linked to prey
size, abundance and availability and possibly also, to key life-history stages.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | arrow squid, diet, lipids, fatty acids, trophic ecology, cephalopods, signature fatty acids, intraspecific dietary variation |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries Sciences |
| Research Field: | Fisheries Management |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
| Objective Field: | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
| Author: | Pethybridge, H (Miss Heidi Pethybridge) |
| Author: | Virtue, P (Associate Professor Patti Virtue) |
| Author: | Casper, R (Dr Ruth Casper) |
| Author: | Yoshida, T (Mr Toshihiro Yoshida) |
| Author: | Green, CP (Associate Professor Charles Green) |
| ID Code: | 76371 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
| Deposited By: | IMAS Research and Education Centre |
| Deposited On: | 2012-03-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-01 |
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