Ivlev's Electivity Index

Subcategory: dietary analysis

Standard reference: Ivlev 1961

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Modified gut content analysis method that estimates feeding intensity by counting the proportion of abdominal segments containing food rather than identifying specific prey items.

Typical Equipment

dissecting equipment

Output Measurements

gut fullness proportion

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

student_paper

Exploring mechanisms explaining coexistence patterns of <i> Rhyacophila </i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2019modifying

chapter

Methods in Stream Ecology

2006using