Sedentary behaviour establishment in 0-group common sole Solea solea: a laboratory video-tracking study

Type Article
Date 2010-09
Language English
Author(s) Durieux Eric1, 2, Le Duigou Mathieu2, Millot Sandie2, Sasal Pierre3, 4, Begout Marie-LaureORCID2
Affiliation(s) 1 : IFREMER, Lab Ecol & Modeles Halieut, F-44311 Nantes, France.
2 : IFREMER, Lab Ressources Halieut, Houmeau, France.
3 : Univ Perpignan, Lab Biol & Ecol Trop & Mediterraneeenne, CNRS EPHE UPVD, UMR 5244, F-66860 Perpignan, France.
4 : CNRS EPHE, CRIOBE, UMS 2978, Moorea, France.
Source Journal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom (0025-3154) (Cambridge Univ Press), 2010-09 , Vol. 90 , N. 6 , P. 1257-1262
DOI 10.1017/S0025315409991159
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Keyword(s) behaviour, flatfish, juvenile, swimming activity, video-tracking
Abstract Spontaneous swimming activity of 0-group common sole (Solea solea) was evaluated using a video-tracking system under laboratory conditions. An experiment was conducted during two consecutive days on individuals sampled in June, July, September and November (2004) in a coastal nursery ground (Pertuis Charentais, Bay of Biscay, France). The measured behavioural variables were: distance travelled and frequency of occurrence of burying, swimming and immobility. 0-group sole showed a relatively clear circadian activity in line with the artificial light conditions (day, twilight and night). Swimming activity of 0-group sole decreased drastically from June to July, thereafter remaining at a very low level in September and November. Such important changes reflect the transition between the exploratory behaviour of the post-colonization period and a well established sedentary behaviour remaining until the onset of winter. These results highlight the potential limitation in habitat use capacities of 0-group sole once settled in coastal nursery grounds.
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Durieux Eric, Le Duigou Mathieu, Millot Sandie, Sasal Pierre, Begout Marie-Laure (2010). Sedentary behaviour establishment in 0-group common sole Solea solea: a laboratory video-tracking study. Journal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom, 90(6), 1257-1262. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315409991159 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00008/11941/