Diet and feeding strategy of northern pike (Esox lucius L., 1758) inhabiting a deep dam lake in Central Anatolia, Türkiye
Yazarlar (4)
Prof. Dr. Okan YAZICIOĞLU Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ramazan YAZICI Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Abdulkadir Yağcı Sheep Breeding Research Institute
Prof. Dr. Mahmut YILMAZ Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı FOLIA BIOLOGICA-KRAKOW (Q3)
Dergi ISSN 0015-5497 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2025
Kabul Tarihi 12-04-2026 Yayınlanma Tarihi
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 73 / 3 / 92–103 DOI 10.3409/fb_73-3.10
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.3409/fb_73-3.10
Özet
The aim of this study was to evaluate the seasonal diet composition and feeding strategies of northern pike (Esox lucius) located in S & imath;dd & imath;kl & imath; K & uuml;& ccedil;& uuml;kbo & gbreve;az Dam Lake (K & imath;r & scedil;ehir, T & uuml;rkiye). Monthly sampling from September 2015 to August 2016 resulted in the collection of 133 northern pike individuals, with their total lengths ranging from 23.4 to 86.6 cm (mean length 53.84 +/- 10.51 cm). Stomach content analyses and statistical tests, including a Kruskal-Wallis analysis, were employed to assess the seasonal variation in feeding intensity. Although numerical differences in the feeding intensity were observed, with the highest values recorded in summer (FI = 1.59) and the lowest in winter (FI = 0.51), these differences were not statistically significant (K-W test, p < 0.05). Among the physicochemical parameters of the surface water, temperature …
Anahtar Kelimeler
feeding features | food items | predator fish | prey preference | Sıddıklı Küçükboğaz Dam Lake