Effects of water temperature on the swimming and climbing behaviour of glass eels, Anguilla spp.

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-192

  Linton, Elizabeth D ^a,c   Jónsson, Bjarni ^a,b   Noakes, David L G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Institute of Freshwater Fisheries at Holar   (Iceland)

^c DILLON CONSULTING LIMITED   (Canada)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Iceland; Marine; Migration; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EEL; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; LOCOMOTION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERFALL;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 33847007659     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-005-1367-9     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. K. Aida, K. Tsukamoto, K. Yamauchi. 2003. Eel Biology. Springer, Tokyo. 497 pp.
2. Barila, T.Y. & J.R. Stauffer. 1980. Temperature behavioural responses of the American eel, Anguilla rostrata (L.), from Maryland. Hydrobiologia 74: 49-51.
3. Chen, Y.L. & H. Chen. 1991. Temperature selection of Anguilla japonica (L.) elvers, and their implication for migration. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 42: 47-59.
4. Ezzat, A. & S. El-Serafy. 1977. The migration of elvers of Anguilla anguilla L. in the Mex Canal, Alexandra, Egypt. J. Fish Biol. 11: 249-256.
5. Gandolfi, G., M. Pesaro & P. Tongiorgi. 1984. Environmental factors affecting the ascent of elvers Anguilla anguilla (L.), into the Arno River. Oebalia 10: 17-35.
6. Gascuel, D. 1986. Flow-carried and active swimming migration of the glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the tidal area of a small estuary on the French Atlantic coast. Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen 40: 321-326.
7. Jónsson B. & D.L.G. Noakes. 2001. Icelandic eels. pp. 33-35. In; K. Tsukamoto, M. Miller & A. Aida (eds), Advances in Eel Biology. The University of Tokyo.
8. Kawai, M., 2001. The recruitment mechanism of Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata to Iceland, M.Sc. thesis, University of Tokyo. 58 pp.
9. Martin, M.H. 1995. The effects of temperature, river flow, and tidal cycles on the onset of glass eel and elver migration into fresh water in the American eel. J. Fish Biol. 46: 891-902.
10. Siegel, S. 1964. Nonparametric Statistics for the Life Sciences. McGraw-Hill, New York. 312 pp.
11. Sorensen, P.W. & M.L. Bianchini. 1986. Environmental correlates of the freshwater migration of elvers of the American eel in a Rhode Island brook. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 115: 258-268.
12. Tongiorgi, P., L. Tosi & M. Blasamo. 1986. Thermal preferences in upstream migrating glass-eels Anguilla anguilla (L.). J. Fish Biol. 28: 501-510.
13. Tosi, L., A. Spampanato, C. Sola & P. Tongiorgi. 1990. Relation of water odour, salinity and temperature to ascent of glass eels, Anguilla anguilla (L.): A laboratory study. J. Fish Biol. 36: 327-340.
14. White, E.M. & B. Knights. 1997. Environmental factors affecting migration of the European eel in the Rivers Severn and Avon, England. J. Fish Biol. 50: 1104-1116.