Experimental studies on thermal behaviour and diurnal activity rhythms of juvenile European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Citation
G. Staaks et al., Experimental studies on thermal behaviour and diurnal activity rhythms of juvenile European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), J APP ICHTH, 15(4-5), 1999, pp. 243-247
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANGEWANDTE ICHTHYOLOGIE
ISSN journal
01758659 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
243 - 247
Database
ISI
SICI code
0175-8659(199909)15:4-5<243:ESOTBA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Experiments were performed to determine the temperature preference of juven ile sturgeons. The biorhythms of activity and the location of fish in a the rmal gradient of an electronic shuttlebox were registered. The fish showed dominant 24 h activity rhythms with its maximum at the nighttime. A tempera ture preference range or an active thermoregulatory behavior could not be d emonstrated by our experiments. The behavior of sturgeons was influenced by temperature: activity and swimming speed were positively correlated to ris ing temperatures. There are indications that the fish could have been attra cted by low light intensities at night.