Prediction of Fish Growth Efficiency in Nature
Prediction of Fish Growth Efficiency in Nature
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自然界鱼类生长效率的预测
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10.1139/f71-121
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发表时间：
1971
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S. R. Kerr
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作者：
S. R. Kerr
使用一个方程系统的基础上寻找猎物的要求，和捕食者的生理特性，生长效率的远洋捕食者的假设可能是重要的是由寻找猎物的代谢成本进行检查。该方程组表明，生长效率下降时，猎物生物变得稀少或小的捕食者的大小。该系统还表明，持续增长需要越来越大的猎物生物，即使这些生物越来越稀少。对经验文献的回顾表明，该系统的预测与观测结果雅阁。
Using an equation system based upon the requirements of searching for prey, and the physiological properties of the predator, the hypothesis that growth efficiency of pelagic predators may be importantly determined by the metabolic cost of searching for prey is examined. The equation system indicates that growth efficiency decreases when the prey organisms become either rare or small in relation to the size of the predator. The system also indicates that sustained growth requires increasingly large prey organisms even if these are increasingly rare. Review of empirical literature indicates that the system's predictions are in accord with observation.