Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state
Information from data storage tags (DSTs) is conventionally used to infer movement patterns or reveal characteristics (e.g. temperature or salinity) of the environment surrounding tagged fish. Here we link data derived from DSTs with the reproductive physiology of tagged fish. Individual vertical ac...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/960ed2f8-8881-4de9-a7b8-7a4884744fbc 2024-04-28T08:13:03+00:00 Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state Nielsen, Birgitte Hüssy, Karin Neuenfeldt, Stefan Tomkiewicz, Jonna Behrens, Jane Andersen, Ken Haste 2013 https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/960ed2f8-8881-4de9-a7b8-7a4884744fbc eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/960ed2f8-8881-4de9-a7b8-7a4884744fbc info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Nielsen , B , Hüssy , K , Neuenfeldt , S , Tomkiewicz , J , Behrens , J & Andersen , K H 2013 , ' Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state ' , Aquatic Biology , vol. 18 , no. 2 , pp. 197-207 . article 2013 ftdtupubl 2024-04-10T14:27:37Z Information from data storage tags (DSTs) is conventionally used to infer movement patterns or reveal characteristics (e.g. temperature or salinity) of the environment surrounding tagged fish. Here we link data derived from DSTs with the reproductive physiology of tagged fish. Individual vertical activity of adult male and female Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. in the Bornholm Basin was derived from DST measures and related to the individual histologically determined reproductive phase. Spawning migrations were identified by movements towards deeper and more saline waters. No difference was observed between sexes in the timing of the onset of migration and the duration of migration from feeding grounds to the spawning area. While there was no significant difference in duration of the spawning period between females and males, the histological indices suggest that females finish spawning before males. Irrespective of gender, vertical swimming activity was most pronounced during spawning, with descents towards the bottom dominating the movements. During spawning, males stayed significantly deeper than females. In conclusion, the present results suggest that initiation of spawning migration and duration of the spawning period differs between sexes, as does the level of activity during spawning events. Not all individuals followed the general pattern; a considerable number of individuals were found to spawn in shallow water in the Arkona Basin, and juvenile fish undertook the migration without spawning Article in Journal/Newspaper atlantic cod Gadus morhua Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit |
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Information from data storage tags (DSTs) is conventionally used to infer movement patterns or reveal characteristics (e.g. temperature or salinity) of the environment surrounding tagged fish. Here we link data derived from DSTs with the reproductive physiology of tagged fish. Individual vertical activity of adult male and female Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. in the Bornholm Basin was derived from DST measures and related to the individual histologically determined reproductive phase. Spawning migrations were identified by movements towards deeper and more saline waters. No difference was observed between sexes in the timing of the onset of migration and the duration of migration from feeding grounds to the spawning area. While there was no significant difference in duration of the spawning period between females and males, the histological indices suggest that females finish spawning before males. Irrespective of gender, vertical swimming activity was most pronounced during spawning, with descents towards the bottom dominating the movements. During spawning, males stayed significantly deeper than females. In conclusion, the present results suggest that initiation of spawning migration and duration of the spawning period differs between sexes, as does the level of activity during spawning events. Not all individuals followed the general pattern; a considerable number of individuals were found to spawn in shallow water in the Arkona Basin, and juvenile fish undertook the migration without spawning |
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Nielsen, Birgitte Hüssy, Karin Neuenfeldt, Stefan Tomkiewicz, Jonna Behrens, Jane Andersen, Ken Haste Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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Nielsen, Birgitte Hüssy, Karin Neuenfeldt, Stefan Tomkiewicz, Jonna Behrens, Jane Andersen, Ken Haste |
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Nielsen, Birgitte |
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Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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individual behaviour of baltic cod (gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state |
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atlantic cod Gadus morhua |
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Nielsen , B , Hüssy , K , Neuenfeldt , S , Tomkiewicz , J , Behrens , J & Andersen , K H 2013 , ' Individual behaviour of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to sex and reproductive state ' , Aquatic Biology , vol. 18 , no. 2 , pp. 197-207 . |
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