Ontogenetic dietary shifts (ODSs), the changes in diet utilisation occurring over the life span
of an individual consumer, are widespread in the animal kingdom. Understanding ODSs …

Abstract Knowledge of the foraging ecology of fishes is fundamental both to understanding
the processes that function at the individual, population and community levels, and for the …

Most fish recruitment models consider only one or a few drivers in isolation, rarely include
species' traits, and have limited relevance to riverine environments. Despite their diversity …

Central to the study of animal ecology is the usage an animal makes of its environment
(Johnson 1980). Animal populations need adequate quantities of usable resources to …

Species introductions force sympatry between species that did not coevolve. Introduced
salmonids have coexisted with native fish since the early 20th century in Patagonian water …

The bleak Alburnus alburnus is a medium body-size leuciscid fish that is naturally distributed
across central European and western Asian fresh waters. However, during the last two …

Large river floodplains are considered key nursery habitats for many species of riverine fish.
The lower Volga River floodplains (Russian Federation) are still relatively undisturbed …

Mediterranean streams are characterised by seasonal droughts, the frequency and intensity
of which vary spatially and are expected to increase with global change. We studied the …

The rapid expansion of the aquaculture industry is accompanied by high organic and
nutrient loadings from formulated feeds. This leads to water deterioration and pathogenic …

Naturally occurring stable isotope and trace elemental markers in otoliths have emerged as
powerful tools for determining natal origins and environmental history of fishes in a variety of …