Repeatability of swimming activity of the Patagonian grouper <i>Acanthistius patachonicus</i> based on accelerometry.

ABSTRACT: The study of repeatability in behaviour and activity level can be used to evaluate inter-individual differences, which are fundamental to assess the resilience of populations to environmental variation. Previous work on repeatability in wild fish populations has largely been based on acoustic telemetry or mark-and-recapture and has revealed repeatable activity patterns over relatively long periods in a number of species. Although accelerometry is a promising tool for investigating the swimming activity of fish in the wild, little is known about the repeatability of accelerometry-based traits in wild fish. Here, we used external accelerometers to investigate the swimming activity of the Patagonian grouper Acanthistius patachonicus, a rocky-reef fish with high site fidelity, which ens

SUBMITTER: Venerus LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11519044 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature