Food and Habitat Use by Different Sizes of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) in Alamo Lake, Arizona

Wanjala, B.; Tash, Jerry C.; Matter, William J.; Ziebell, Charles D.

doi:10.1080/02705060.1986.9665127

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“…In Table Rock Lake, a primary component of the bass' forage base is threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense (Günther), which spend a majority of their time offshore and are believed to have influenced the limnetic migration of largemouth bass into deeper water. This trend has been observed in other reservoirs (Wanjala, Tash, Matter & Ziebell, ). During night hours, radio‐tagged largemouth bass were closer to shore, and less active than in daylight hours (Demers, McKinley, Weatherley & McQueen, ; Harris, ; Hunter & Maceina, ), likely employing an opportunistic sit‐and‐wait foraging strategy, moving away from limnetic prey (shad) and focusing on those found in the littoral zone (bluegill).…”

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Diel habitat selection of largemouth bass following woody structure installation in Table Rock Lake, Missouri

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Bush

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Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède) use of installed habitat structure was evaluated in a large Midwestern USA reservoir to determine whether or not these structures were used in similar proportion to natural habitats. Seventy largemouth bass (>380 mm total length) were surgically implanted with radio transmitters and a subset was relocated monthly during day and night for one year. The top habitat selection models (based on Akaike's information criterion) suggest largemouth bass select 2–4 m depths during night and 4–7 m during day, whereas littoral structure selection was similar across diel periods. Largemouth bass selected boat docks at twice the rate of other structures. Installed woody structure was selected at similar rates to naturally occurring complex woody structure, whereas both were selected at a higher rate than simple woody structure. The results suggest the addition of woody structure may concentrate largemouth bass and mitigate the loss of woody habitat in a large reservoir.

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Diel habitat selection of largemouth bass following woody structure installation in Table Rock Lake, Missouri

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“…(Azuma and Motomura, 1998;Nakai, 1999) that now inhabits lakes, ponds, and rivers in 45 of Japan's 47 prefectures (NFIWFC, 2002). Many reports on the diet of largemouth bass in North America (Bennet and Gibbons, 1972;Cochran and Adelman, 1982;Wanjala et al, 1986;Bettoli et al, 1992) and Japan (Shinya and Watanabe 1990;Azuma and Motomura, 1998;Yodo and Kimura, 1998) have shown that fish are one of the principal food items. Tabata and Shibata (1975) reported that 7 largemouth bass of 15.5-18.0 cm total length (TL) preyed on 12 common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae), of 6.0-9.0 cm TL, although the sizes of individuals involved in the predation were not identified.…”

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Predation of Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis, by largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in experimental aquaria

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To test the size range of prey fish that largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, can successfully consume, live Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis, were given as prey fish to individual largemouth bass in aquaria. The ratio of maximum standard length (SL) of the Japanese dace consumed by largemouth bass was 46-69% of bass SL. The maximum length of Japanese dace consumed did not differ significantly between largemouth bass and smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu) previously studied, although largemouth bass have relatively larger mouth sizes than smallmouth bass. Largemouth bass occasionally injured and killed Japanese dace larger than the limit that could be consumed.

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“…Several researchers hypothesised that home range and movement are mediated by forage supply (Savitz, Fish & Weszely 1983a; Rogers & Bergersen 1995; Hodgson, Schindler & He 1998). Movement of piscivores is also likely influenced by behaviour of prey species; largemouth bass foraging on more pelagic species such as threadfin shad, Dorosoma petenense Günther, might be expected to range farther than those feeding on more littoral species (Wanjala et al. 1986).…”

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“…Home ranges are generally from <0.1 to 50 ha, and daily movements within these areas are usually small (e.g. Warden & Lorio 1975; Mesing & Wicker 1986; Wanjala, Tash, Matter & Ziebell 1986; Furse et al. 1998; Woodward & Noble 1999).…”

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Activity patterns of largemouth bass in a subtropical US reservoir

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Maceina

2005

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Nine largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides Lacepe`de, >1.5 kg were implanted with radio tags and tracked for 1 year in an embayment of Lake Seminole, Georgia, USA. Most largemouth bass movement was <50 m h )1 in all seasons and at all times of day. During the day largemouth bass were offshore in deeper water near large woody structures and moved little. Movement was lower during dusk and night periods, and a general movement towards shoreline areas was evident. Water depths where largemouth bass were located had bimodal distributions in all seasons and diel periods, with one mode typically at depths <1 m and another around 3 m. Home ranges were typically largest in the summer and smallest in the winter. Largemouth bass appeared to divide their time between an offshore resting area, primarily occupied during the day, and a near-shore area, where foraging presumably occurred, primarily used during low-light periods. The largemouth bass population in Lake Seminole consists of multiple overlapping subpopulations, offering the opportunity for embayment-specific management.K E Y W O R D S : hydrilla, largemouth bass, reservoir, southeastern United States, telemetry.

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Food and Habitat Use by Different Sizes of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Alamo Lake, Arizona

Cited by 23 publications

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Diel habitat selection of largemouth bass following woody structure installation in Table Rock Lake, Missouri

Diel habitat selection of largemouth bass following woody structure installation in Table Rock Lake, Missouri

Predation of Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis, by largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in experimental aquaria

Activity patterns of largemouth bass in a subtropical US reservoir

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