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NFC: oscar diet study
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- Subject: NFC: oscar diet study
- From: "Thom DeWitt" <dewitt at ceeb_uky.edu>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:29:24 +0000
- Comments: Authenticated sender is <dewitt at darwin_ceeb.uky.edu>
> Tank 1 fish weighed average of 48 grams with length of 10 cm
> Tank 2 fish weighed average of 119 grams and length of 16 cm
>
> Quandary stop experiment and feed Tank 1 live food also or continue for 3
> more months.
Ron,
Although we can not draw strong conclusions from two tanks of
fish, it sure seems like live food accelerates growth. Not too big a
surprise, I suppose, except for the sheer magnitude of the effect.
Given the basic result you have in hand, it seems more interesting to
me to switch Tank 1 to live food and see to what degree they can
compensate for lost growth. Compensatory mechanisms are known for
many animals (e.g. snails).
Thom DeWitt
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