Effect of Temperature and Feeding Rate on the Liver–Somatic Index of the Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 34 (5), 633-638
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f77-099
Abstract
At a controlled food intake level after 14 days at a given feeding regime, the liver–somatic index (liver weight as a percentage of body weight) of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, was positively correlated with daily food intake. At temperatures of 20.0 and 28.0 °C there was no overlap in the ranges of the liver–somatic index of bass fed 0, 2, and 4% of their body weight in live green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) per day. Within a given feeding regime, increased temperature lowered the liver–somatic index.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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