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| Provedor de dados: |
ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
Individual fish rhythm directs group feeding: a case study with sea bass juveniles (Dicentrarchus labrax) under self-demand feeding conditions
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| Autores: |
Millot, Sandie
Begout, Marie-laure
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| Data: |
2009-07
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Dicentrarchus labrax
Self feeder
Social interactions
Feed demand leader
Feeding rhythms
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| Resumo: |
The long term influence of individual biological rhythms on group feed demand behaviour was investigated in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) held under controlled environmental conditions with an on-demand feeding system. The experiment was realized over 219 days with 190 fish distributed on 4 tanks. Sea bass had a mean body mass comprised between 139 g to 183 g. The number of feed demand acts by each individual was calculated daily, and the population could thus be partitioned into three categories (high-, low-and zero-triggering fish). The duration of the period that an individual held high-triggering status could vary, but was 63 +/- 16 days on average. The transition period between two highest-triggering fish in one tank was on average 4 +/- 4 days. The group feeding rhythm followed the same pattern of feed demand rhythm as the highest-triggering individual fish. When the highest-triggering fish was nocturnal, the totality of feed demand in the group was realized during the night with one peak at 22:00, corresponding to dusk under experimental conditions. When the highest-triggering fish was diurnal, the majority of feed demand in the group was realized during the light period with one peak at 06:00, corresponding to dawn, and/or another at 12:00. This study therefore highlights that sea bass group feeding behaviour is not the sum of individual feed demand behaviours, but is directed by the rhythm and behaviour of a few high-triggering fish. The regular changes of high-triggering fish in the group proved that it was not the identity of these particular fish that was most important for the group, but their role as a feed demand leader.
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Text
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Inglês
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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6874.pdf
DOI:10.1051/alr/2009048
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| Editor: |
EDP Sciences
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| Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6874/
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Aquatic Living Resources (0990-7440) (EDP Sciences), 2009-07 , Vol. 22 , N. 3 , P. 363-370
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| Direitos: |
EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD 2009
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