Abstract
The swimming speed of seven large juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris following attachment of an external speed-sensing ultrasonic transmitter was significantly higher during the first 18 h after release compared to the average swimming speed obtained >48 h after release. The external speed-sensing transmitter can be used to monitor the voluntary swimming speed of large fishes in the field, but data during the first 24 h period should be excluded from analysis of natural speeds, at least from species similar in behaviour to N. brevirostris.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 834-838 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2002 |
Keywords
- Elasmobranch
- Speed-sensing
- Telemetry
- Ultrasonic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science