Surgical implantation of radio tags in three eel species (Anguilla spp.) in South Africa.
developing country
fish behaviour
tagging impacts
telemetry
tropical
Journal
Journal of fish biology
ISSN: 1095-8649
Titre abrégé: J Fish Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0214055
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
26
11
2019
accepted:
29
01
2020
pubmed:
1
2
2020
medline:
26
6
2020
entrez:
1
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Studies have reported poor survival of surgically tagged freshwater fishes in warm African waters. This study aimed to assess the applicability of using radio telemetry (and surgical implantation of tags) for Anguilla spp. Nineteen yellow eels (Anguilla bengalensis, A. marmorata and A. mossambica) were surgically implanted with radio tags between October 2018 and January 2019 in the Thukela River, South Africa. Most eels were alive 6 months after tagging, and recaptured eels displayed advanced or complete healing at the incision site. Therefore, this method appears suitable for African freshwater eels.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
847-852Subventions
Organisme : We are grateful to Zingela Safari and River Company owners Marc and Linda Calverley and their staff for their constant support and hospitality for the duration of this study. We thank the UKZN, the National Research Foundation (ZA), Umgeni Water (ZA) as well as the NRF Community of Practice Grant to the Center for Functional Biodiversity (UKZN) for financial support. We thank the Ford Wildlife Foundation (ZA) for vehicle support.
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
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