FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Sprint swimming performance of juvenile European sea bass
BT 
AF NELSON, J
   CLAIREAUX, Guy
AS 1:1;2:2,3;
FF 1:;2:;
C1 Towson State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Towson, MD 21252 USA.
   CNRS, IFREMER, Ctr Rech Ecosyst Marins & Aquacoles, F-17137 Houmeau, France.
C2 TOWSON STATE UNIV, USA
   CNRS, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI LA ROCHELLE
SE PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-CREMA
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
IF 1.626
TC 38
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-887.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Dicentrarchux labrax;Juveniles;Computer laser detection;Endurance;Metabolism;Swimming performance;Fish
AB Despite its potential for determining animal success in a variety of ecologically important situations, very little is known about the sprint swimming performance of fishes. To evaluate whether selection on sprint swimming performance occurs in the wild, one must first demonstrate measurable and reproducible variation of sprint performance. In this study, we employ a computer-controlled laser detection system to study the sprint performance of 75 juvenile European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax raised under uniform conditions in the laboratory. This percichthyid is a prized sport and food fish in Europe and similar ecologically to the North American striped bass Morone saxatilis. Individual European sea bass were subjected to endurance swimming performance tests and had their active metabolic rates measured to test hypotheses concerning relationships between these measures and sprint performance. Maximal velocity obtained by an individual during repetitive sprint performance trials was very reproducible but varied substantially among individuals. Consecutive sprint trials with an individual revealed that maximal capacity for sprinting could only be ascertained through multiple trials (at least four). The sprint performance test described in this study should be useful for large-scale studies in which investigators desire performance information on a large number of animals relatively quickly. However, active metabolic rate measurements and an endurance test were not considered effective performance measures for juvenile European sea bass, and there was no relationship between sprint swimming performance and either of the tests.
PY 2005
PD SEP
SO Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
SN 0002-8487
PU The American Fisheries Society
VL 134
IS 5
UT 000232737300018
BP 1274
EP 1284
DI 10.1577/T04-087.1
ID 887
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