INDEX OF RELATIVE IMPORTANCE - A NEW METHOD FOR ASSESSl'NG lHE FOOD HABITS OF FISHES


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Authors

  • Alexander Kurian Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Sub-station, Bombay.

Abstract

Analy.ses of the stomach oonrtents are the only source in eluciooting the
food habit of fislhes. The well known methods applied in the analyses of the stomaClh
Cbntentsw-e (a) numerical, (b) vdiimetric and (c) gdrwnietric. Hynes
(1950) hasbreifiy reviewed the methods of gut contentana:lyses in fishes and
has expI'essedth'at any commoruyaccepted method of assessing the compOIsi,tion
of the diet· will give subSltan1ti·allythe same result. Pil:1a'Y (1952) dilscussed the
defects and advantages of various methods employed in the study of food fishes
and suggested ,that volumetric ana1ysis of gut contents was ·the most satisf.actory
of all other methods

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Author Biography

  • Alexander Kurian, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Sub-station, Bombay.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Sub-station, Bombay.

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Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 & 2 (1977)

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How to Cite

Kurian, A. (2011). INDEX OF RELATIVE IMPORTANCE - A NEW METHOD FOR ASSESSl’NG lHE FOOD HABITS OF FISHES. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 24(1 & 2), 217-219. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12153