얼록동사리의 식성 분석을 위해 금당천에서 2021년 3월부터 11월까지 채집을 하였고 크기는 연령별로(1년생, 2년생, 3년생 이상)로 구분하였다. 먹이생물은 절지동물(Arthropoda, 개체수 86.6%) 갑각강(Malacostraca, 연갑강)의 등각목(Isopoda), 단각목(Amphipoda), 십각목(Decapoda), 수서곤충(Aquatic insect)에 속하는 하루살이목(Ephemeroptera), 잠자리목 (Odonata), 노린재목(Hemiptera), 강도래목(Plecoptera), 딱정벌레목(Coleoptera), 파리목(Diptera), 날도래목(Trichoptera), 환형동물(Annelida, 개체수 7.3%) 환대강(Clitellata)의 실지렁이목(Tubificida), 가시지렁이목(Haplotaxida), 부리거머리목 (Rhynchobdellida), 연체동물(Mollusca, 개체수 2.8%)에 속하는 복족강(Gastropoda)의 수병안목(Systellommatophora)과 중복족목(Mesogastropoda), 척추동물에 속하는 어류(3.3%) 그리고 어란 등 다양하였다. 수서곤충, 어류, 갑각류, 환형동물 등을 주로 서식하였으며 수서곤충이 개체수에 있어 70.0%, 생체량은 31.7%, 상대중요성지수는 72.7%로 가장 중요한 먹이원이었 다. 식성은 육식성 이었으며 먹이 섭취 특성과 형태는 육식포식자(stalker)에 속하였다. 전장이 증가함에 따라 섭식한 먹이의 개체량과 생체량에 있어 파리류가 점진적으로 감소하였고 어류, 새우류, 날도래류, 잠자리류 등이 증가하는 먹이 전환이 발생하였다. 봄에는 먹이생물 중 파리류(65.3%), 지렁이류(14.5%), 하루살이류(7.0%) 등을 주로 섭식하였고 여름에는 파리류 (58.6%), 하루살이류(24.5%), 어류(4.8%) 등이 풍부하였고 가을에는 파리류(30.1%), 하루살이류(20.4%), 등각류(13.3%) 등을 많이 섭식하였다.

The feeding habits of the bighead croaker Collichthys niveatus were studied using 745 specimens collected by bottom trawl net in the West Sea, Korea, in April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018. The size of C. niveatus ranged from 4.8 to 16.0 cm in total length. The stomach contents analysis indicated that C. niveatus consumed mainly euphausiids and copepods. C. niveatus consumed mainly euphausiids and copepods in all size classes. The dietary compositions of C. niveatus was not significantly different among size classes (One-way ANOVA, P > 0.05). As body size of C. niveatus increased, the mean weight of prey per stomach (mW/ST) tended to increase.

The Nitidulidae includes 10 subfamilies and over 350 genera and 4500 species and is the largest family in Cucujoidea. We place the enigmatic subfamily Calonecrinae into the internal relationship of Nitidulidae, a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis was performed using five gene regions (COI, 28s, CAD, H3, Wingless) for 80 taxa. We included 73 ingroup taxa representing nine of the ten currently recognized subfamilies of Nitidulidae and 7 outgroups. The phylogenetic results are consistent with prior molecular studies, that include a polyphyletic Nitidulinae with the inclusion of Meligethinae and Cillaeinae and that the Calonecrinae is sister taxon to Epuraeinae. Ancestral state reconstruction of feeding behavior indicates that stem group nitiduilds were most probably sap-feeding with transitions to other feeding types independently derived multiple times.

The feeding habits of Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis were analyzed using samples by large purse seine fishery in Korean waters from 2012 to 2017. The number of samples was 1,274 and the fork-length (FL) ranged from 34.6 to 218.0 cm. According to %IRI, the Important main prey items of immature individuals (below 91.4 cm in FL) were Pisces, Cephalopoda and Euphausiacea and those of mature individuals were Cephalopoda and Pisces. T. orientalis showed ontogenetic changes in prey item that Pisces was dominated in size class of 30-89 cm (FL), Cephalopoda in 90-179 cm (FL), and Pisces above 180 cm. As for seasonal changes in prey item, Cephalopoda was dominant in spring and Pisces was dominant in summer, autumn and winter. %F, %N, %W and %IRI cluster analysis divided area into three groups: Group A was dominated by Pisces; Group B was dominated by Cephalopoda, and Group C was dominated by Euphausiacea.

꺽지의 식성 분석을 위해 금강에서 2016년 3월부터 12월까지 채집을 하였고 크기는 전장이 38∼70 mm, 71∼109 mm, 110 mm 이상 등 3개 집단으로 구분하였다. 먹이생물은 수서곤충에 속하는 하루살이목(Ephemeroptera), 잠자리목 (Odonata), 강도래목(Plecoptera), 딱정벌레목(Coleoptera), 파리목(Diptera), 날도래목(Trichoptera) 등과 어류 이었다. 꺽지는 수서곤충을 주로 섭식하였고 개체수에 있어 98.8%, 생체량은 55.8%, 상대중요성 지수는 97.1%로 대부분을 차지하였다. 식성은 육식성이었으며 먹이 섭취 특성과 형태는 Keenleyside의 분류를 적용하면 육식포식자(stalker)에 속하였다. 꺽지의 주요 먹이원은 하루살이류, 파리류, 날도래류 등이었고 잠자리류, 강도래류, 딱정벌레류, 어류 등은 희소하게 섭식하고 있었다. 꺽지는 체장이 증가함에 따라 섭식한 먹이의 생체량에 있어 하루살이류가 점진적으로 감소하였고 날도래류와 어류가 증가하는 먹이 전환이 발생 하였다. 딱정벌레류와 파리류는 큰 변동이 없이 일정하였다. 전반적으로 꺽지는 먹이생물의 구성이 계절에 따라 큰 변화는 없었다. 하천에 있어 꺽지의 자연증식과 서식지를 복원할 경우 주요 먹이원인 하루살이류, 파리류, 날도래류 등이 다량 서식할 수 있도록 조성하여야 한다.

Lepidoptera, one of the major herbivore groups on terrestrial ecosystems, have evolved various feeding habits on theirhostplants. Diversification of feeding habits has led to their success in the extant fauna. However, there have been limitedstudies scrutinizing evolutionary patterns of such diversification (Kaila et al., 2011; Regier et al., 2015; Sohn et al., 2016).Leaf-mining is the major form of lepidopteran endophagy, occurring in at least 34 families (Hering, 1951). Leaf miningis considered a primitive trait in Lepidoptera because it characterizes the basal (non-ditrysian) lineages, while the derivedDitrysia and Macrolepidoptera trend strongly toward external feeding (Connor & Taverner, 1997). In contrast, internalfeeding is restricted to relatively derived lineages in other insect orders. This contrasting pattern may be a key for understandingthe evolutionary history of Lepidoptera. We discuss this issue based on two lepidopteran leaf-mine fossils discovered lately.

The feeding habits of larval (5.0~27.0 mm SL) Clupea pallasii were examined and 1,523 individuals were collected from November 2010 to March 2011 in the coastal water of Eastern Jinhae Bay, Korea. Larval C. pallasii were fed mainly on copepods that constituted 55.2% in IRI. Monogeneans were the second largest prey component, another prey items tintinnids, cladocerans and ostracoda. The results of analysis in ontogenetic changes exhibit high during the daytime, two small size classes (≤10 mm, 10~15 mm) mainly fed copepods. while the percentage of coperpods decreased, monogeneans ratio increased in 15~20 mm size class. Feeding rate in diel difference of larval C. pallasii were high during the daytime.

The feeding habits of juvenile Chaenogobius annularis were examined based on gut content analysis of 281 individuals, collected from May to June 2011 in the coastal water of Geoje, Korea. Copepods were the main source of food for C. annularis, which constituted 61.6% in IRI. Barnacle larvae was the second largest dietary component. Graphical analysis of the diet composition showed that C. annularis was a specialized predator characterized by strong individual feeding specialization. Both small and large size class of C. annularis mainly consumed harpacticoida and cirripedia cypris.

The feeding habits of yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus) were studied based on the examination of stomach contents of 171 specimens collected from September 2013 to August 2014 in the tidal flat of Sangnae-ri, Suncheon, Korea. The size of A. flavimanus ranged from 10.6 to 18.3 cm in standard length (SL). A. flavimanus mainly consumed amphipods (especially Corophium sp.). Its diet also included shrimps, crabs, fishes and polychaetes. Ontogenetic changes in diet composition of A. flavimanus were evident. The portion of amphipods and polychaetes was inversely proprotional to the increase in fish size whereas it was directly proportional to the increase in the consumption of shrimps and crabs increased.

The feeding habits of the Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis were examined based on the stomach contents of 330 specimens caught by offshore large purse seine fishery in the southern sea of Korea, 2011. The size of Pacific bluefin tuna used in this study ranged from 34.1 to 67.3 cm in fork length (FL). The percentage of empty stomachs was 41.8%. The main prey items were Pisces and Cephalopoda based on percentage IRI (index of relative importance). The main fish preys were Trachurus japonicus, Bregmaceros japonicus, Engraulis japonicus, and Cephalopoda were Todarodes pacificus, Loligo edulis, Watasenia scintillans. T. orientalis showed ontogenetic change in diet composition. Although Pisces dominated the diet of all length classes the portion of Cephalopoda was relatively higher in size between 40 and 50 cm other than length classes. In terms of seasonal variation in feeding habits, Pisces was the main prey group in all seasons, but Cephalopoda was also frequently consumed during spring and autumn based on %IRI.