Relationships Between Diet and Growth of Age-0 Largemouth Bass in a Kentucky Lake Embayment
Diet and growth of the 1993 year-class of age-0 largemouth bass were determined in Ledbetter Embayment of Kentucky Lake. Diet was analyzed to determine the relationship between diet quality and the resulting size structure of the cohort. Length-weight and head capsule-weight regressions were used to estimate the dry weight of prey items in the diet. Largemouth bass were divided into 2 size classes (large and small) based on the mean length for each sampling date. Growth rates were calculated for both classes and compared with piecewise linear regression of total length on day of the year...
