Food Habits of the Federally Threatened Leopard Darter (Percina pantherina)

We examined food habits of the federally threatened leopard darter in six rivers in southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas using guts collected from 1994 to 1997. The families Baetidae and Chironomidae were the most common food items selected by leopard darters. In general, leopard darters...

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Published in:The American midland naturalist 2006-07, Vol.156 (1), p.208-211
Main Authors: Williams, Lance R, Williams, Marsha G, Grubh, Archis R, Swinehart, Elizabeth E, Standage, Richard W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animal populations
Baetidae
Chironomidae
Diet
Etheostoma
Fish
Food
Food availability
Food law
Freshwater fishes
Macroinvertebrates
Notes and Discussion
Percina pantherina
Population size
Predation
River basins
Specimens
Streams
Studies
Taxa
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Summary:We examined food habits of the federally threatened leopard darter in six rivers in southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas using guts collected from 1994 to 1997. The families Baetidae and Chironomidae were the most common food items selected by leopard darters. In general, leopard darters are selecting food items that are relatively common in the environment; thus, food availability may not be a factor limiting abundance.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[208:FHOTFT]2.0.CO;2