Social associations in common carp (Cyprinus carpio): Insights from induced feeding aggregations for targeted management strategies.

ABSTRACT: Heterogeneity in social interactions can have important consequences for the spread of information and diseases and consequently conservation and invasive species management. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are a highly social, ubiquitous, and invasive freshwater fish. Management strategies targeting foraging carp may be ideal because laboratory studies have suggested that carp can learn, have individual personalities, a unique diet, and often form large social groups. To examine social feeding behaviors of wild carp, we injected 344 carp with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags and continuously monitored their feeding behaviors at multiple sites in a natural lake in Minnesota, USA. The high-resolution, spatio-temporal data were analyzed using a Gaussian mixture model (GMM). Bas

SUBMITTER: Hundt PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8901867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature