Agonistic behaviour of wild eels and depressed survival and growth of farmed eels in mixed rearing experiments
Agonistic behaviour of wild eels and depressed survival and growth of farmed eels in mixed rearing experiments
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混合饲养实验中野生鳗鱼的竞争行为和养殖鳗鱼的生存和生长受到抑制
DOI:
10.1111/jfb.15047
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Kaifu Kenzo
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作者:
Wakiya Ryoshiro;Itakura Hikaru;Imayoshi Yuji;Kaifu Kenzo
To contribute to improving eel stocking procedures, the survival, growth and behaviour of farmed Japanese eels reared together with wild individuals were evaluated to learn about possible encounters of farmed‐ and stocked eels with wild eels. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the (a) effect of the presence of wild eels on survival and growth of farmed eels in experimental ponds and (b) behavioural differences between wild and farmed eels placed in a small tank. In the survival and growth experiment, significantly lower survival and growth rates of farmed eels reared with wild eels were observed compared with farmed eels reared without wild eels (control). In the behavioural observations, the authors observed significantly higher occupation rates of a refuge and more frequent biting for wild eels, indicating a dominance of wild eels over farmed eels. Because wild and farmed eels used in the current experiments belong to the same genetic population, these differences resulted within one generation through the aquaculture rearing process.