Timing and periodicity of migrating New Zealand freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.)
Timing and periodicity of migrating New Zealand freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.)
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新西兰淡水鳗鱼(安圭拉属)迁徙的时间和周期
DOI:
10.1080/00288330.1981.9515915
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发表时间:
1981
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
P. R. Todd
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作者:
P. R. Todd
Abstract The migration of adult freshwater eels Anguilla australis and A. dieffenbachii was studied in 3 areas: Lake Ellesmere (Canterbury) (43°48′S, 172°31′E); Lake Onoke (Wairarapa) (41°23′S, 175°08′E); and the Makara Stream (Wellington) (41°13′S, 174°43′E). In Lake Ellesmere, migrating eels began congregating at the outlet area nearest the sea in January and continued until June. Eels arrived in a definite sequence: A. australis males, females; A. dieffenbachii males, females. Commercial catches exhibited a lunar periodicity with largest catches occurring just after the last quarter and smallest catches during the full moon. No obvious environmental factors were associated with the migration except that the largest commercial catches were made at times of high lake level. If the lake is opened to the sea during migration, fishing for migrating eels ceases and they escape out to sea. In Lake Onoke, aggregation of migrating eels in shallow areas nearest the sea began in February and lasted until May or J...