@article{fdi:010062011, title = {{O}ntogenetic and spatiotemporal variability in anchoveta {E}ngraulis ringens diet off {P}eru}, author = {{E}spinoza, {P}. and {B}ertrand, {A}rnaud}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study, historical data available since 1954 were used to get new insight to ontogenetic and spatiotemporal variability in {P}eruvian anchovy or anchoveta {E}ngraulis ringens diet. {W}hatever the period, {E}. ringens foraged mainly on macrozooplankton and the importance of euphausiids in {E}. ringens diet appears directly related to euphausiids abundance. {T}his bottom-up effect is also observed at smaller scale because the euphausiids fraction increased with {E}. ringens total length and euphausiids accessibility. {S}electing the largest prey, the euphausiids, provides an energetic advantage for {E}. ringens in its ecosystem where oxygen depletion imposes strong metabolic constraints on pelagic fishes. {T}his study illustrates the plasticity of {E}. ringens that allows it to cope with its highly variable environment.}, keywords = {euphausiids ; {H}umboldt {C}urrent system ; oxygen ; {P}eruvian anchovy ; spatiotemporal variability ; trophic ecology ; {PEROU} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology}, volume = {84}, numero = {2}, pages = {422--435}, ISSN = {0022-1112}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1111/jfb.12293}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062011}, }