The compensatory growth responses of individual juveniles of two co- existing species were compared after identical periods of starvation to determine inter-specific similarities and differences. The carnivorous stickleback ...

To investigate the nature of compenstory growth in fish, an 8 week study at 28°C was performed on juvenile gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio weighing 6·6 g. Fish were starved for 0 (control), 1 (S1) or 2 (S2) weeks and ...