7277

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7277
• Author: Papoulias, D.
• Title: Survival and Growth of Larval Razorback Sucker,
• USFW Year: 1988.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table 3. Percentage mortality of razorback sucker larvae fed 5, 10,
50, 100, 500, and 1000 nauplii L-1 three times d-l at Dexter NFH, New
Mexico, 1985. Common letters in parenthesis indicate no
significant difference.
Nauplii L-1 N Mean mortality (%)±Se
5
10 3 86.7±3.3 (x)

50 3 73.3±3.3 (x)

100 3
3 18.3±6.6 (y)

500
3 20.0±5.8 (y)

1000
3 6.7±3.8 (y)
10.0±5.8 (y)
Table 4. Ratio of food organisms to larval razorback suckers at
beginning of feeding experiment and 50 d later at end of experiment,
at Dexter NFH, New Mexico, 1985. Common letters in parenthesis
indicate no significant difference.
Mean Mean+Se
Nauplii N nauplii fish-1 nauplii fish-1
L-1 (beginning)
(End). Range
5 3 1.9 16.3±3.2 (x) 9.8 - 19.5
10 3 3.9 17.3±2.0 (x) 13.0 - 19.5
50 3 16.7 21.9±3.3 (x) 16.3 - 27.8
100 3 39.0 49.3±3.6 (y) 43.3 - 55.7
500 3 195.0 209.5±7.2 (z) 195.0 216
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1000 3 390.0 436.9±28.2 (w) 390.0 - .
487.5