Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Schramm Jr., L. Harold
Committee Member
Parsons, R. Glenn
Committee Member
Miranda, S.E. Leandro
Committee Member
D'Abramo, R. Louis
Date of Degree
8-9-2008
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Forest Resources
Department
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Abstract
Black carp consume large quantities of mollusks but food consumption and growth rates have not been studied. Consumption and growth of two sizes of fish fed formulated and natural diets at 20, 25, and 30 C under laboratory conditions were measured. Consumption and growth of fish fed formulated feed increased as temperature increased but followed a convex relationship for fish fed a natural diet. Metabolic and fecal production rates were determined for fish at each temperature. This information was used to develop balanced energy budgets for black carp. Bioenergetic simulation models were constructed to predict consumption and growth in natural systems. Fish inhabiting the Tennessee River and Lake Erie grow faster than fish in other select natural systems of the eastern United States and probably provide a highly satisfactory thermal regime.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15486
Recommended Citation
Hodgins, Nathaniel Charles, "Development of a bioenergetic model for black carp to predict consumption and growth" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 1396.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1396