Using motion-sensitive radio tags to record the activity and behavioural patterns of spawning Atlantic salmon
In this paper, we describe a method employing motion-sensing radio transmitters for recording and identifying behavioural patterns and activity of Atlantic salmon spawning under natural conditions. Simultaneous video monitoring verified recorded activity patterns originating from behaviours such as...
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Published in | Ecology of freshwater fish Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 177 - 182 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.06.2009
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | In this paper, we describe a method employing motion-sensing radio transmitters for recording and identifying behavioural patterns and activity of Atlantic salmon spawning under natural conditions. Simultaneous video monitoring verified recorded activity patterns originating from behaviours such as fighting, nest digging and quivering. The method described here enables more accurate determination of the timing and location of spawning compared to conventional location tracking. Motion-sensing transmitters can also be applied to monitor other species and types of behaviour, and therefore the use and development of such methods deserves further attention in behavioural studies. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00346.x ark:/67375/WNG-KLKXZNNR-7 ArticleID:EFF346 istex:17F70D06A7B1C395B3F32DD63D66195BAE7F6740 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0906-6691 1600-0633 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00346.x |