@article{PAR00003941,
  title = {{F}eeding ecology and ontogenetic dietary shift of yellowstripe goatfish {M}ulloidichthys flavolineatus ({M}ullidae) at {R}eunion {I}sland, {SW} {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{K}olasinski, {J}. and {F}rouin, {P}. and {S}allon, {A}. and {R}ogers, {K}. and {B}ruggemann, {H}. {J}. and {P}otier, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e analyzed stomach contents and muscle isotopic composition (delta {C}-13, delta {N}-15) of yellowstripe goatfish {M}ulloidichthys flavolineatus from a coral reef to investigate size-related dietary changes and resource or habitat partitioning. {J}uveniles (< 12 cm total length [{TL}]), young adults (12 <= {TL} < 17 cm) and adults (>= 17 cm {TL}) showed a high diet overlap, especially between juveniles and young adults. {A}ccording to stomach contents analysis, {M}. flavolineatus widens its prey spectrum with increasing size from a common prey pool that includes polychaetes, tanaids and harpacticoid copepods. {W}e observed a significant increase in delta {C}-13 values (from -17.1 +/- 0.5 parts per thousand for juveniles to -10.7 +/- 0.8 parts per thousand for adults), which were correlated to fish size. {A}dults (delta {N}-15 mean of 11.1 +/- 1.8 parts per thousand) were one trophic level above juveniles and young adults (7.7 +/- 0.5 and 7.4 +/- 0.5 parts per thousand, respectively). {T}hese patterns of isotopic changes confirmed ontogenetic dietary shifts. {H}owever, trophodynamics can be influenced by physiological factors such as growth and sexual maturity. {M} flavolineatus shift from a pelagic to a macrobenthic diet, which is equilibrated at the adult stage. {R}esults from combined stomach contents (prey volume) and stable isotope analyses suggested a dominant contribution of polychaetes (macrofauna), possibly through selective feeding. {C}onversely, on the basis of prey volume and stable isotope data, meiofauna did not feature significantly in the diet despite their high abundance in stomachs. {T}wo adult groups were distinguished based on their delta {N}-15 values (11.9 +/- 0.8 and 7.8 +/- 0.6 parts per thousand), indicating possible stage-specific partitioning in habitat use inside the reef.},
  keywords = {{Y}ellowstripe goatfish ; {O}ntogenetic diet shift ; {S}tomach contents ; {S}table ; isotopes ; {M}ixing model ; {S}outhwestern {I}ndian {O}cean},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}cology - {P}rogress {S}eries},
  volume = {386},
  numero = {},
  pages = {181--195},
  ISSN = {0171-8630},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.3354/meps08081},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00003941},
}