Littoral heterogeneity and diel behavior of white bass (Morone chrysops) and carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Utah Lake, Utah

Authors

Michael G. Devine, Brigham Young University
Dennis K. Shiozawa, Brigham Young University

Abstract

Diel activity and association patterns of white bass (Morone chrysops) and carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Utah Lake, Utah, were studied over four 24-hr periods during August 1980. Fish were concurrently sampled from two adjacent littoral habitats. Significant differences existed in diel activity patterns in two of three size classes of white bass and in diel association patterns of white bass and carp between the two habitat areas. Differences in habitat structure, and in biological activity between the habitat types, are implicated as the primary determinants of overall diel activity of fish in these littoral areas.

Recommended Citation

Devine, Michael G. and Shiozawa, Dennis K. (1984) "Littoral heterogeneity and diel behavior of white bass (Morone chrysops) and carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Utah Lake, Utah," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 44: No. 3, Article 19.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol44/iss3/19