Small but voracious: invasive generalist consumes more zooplankton in winter than native planktivore by Žiga Ogorelec, Alexander Brinker, Dietmar Straile

“…In recent years, Lake Constance has experienced an invasion and domination of three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the pelagic zone, which has coincided with a decline in the native whitefish (Coregonus wartmanni) population. …”
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Can young‐of‐the‐year invasive fish keep up with young‐of‐the‐year native fish? A comparison of feeding rates between invasive sticklebacks and whitefish by Žiga Ogorelec, Lars G. Rudstam, Dietmar Straile

“…We show that sticklebacks as small as 2 cm were able to feed on the largest zooplankton species of Lake Constance. Further, stickleback feeding rates were similar to both the same size 0+ whitefish and the larger 0+ whitefish co‐occurring with smaller 0+ sticklebacks. …”
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