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Can seasonal home‐range size in pike Esox lucius predict excursion distance?
Author(s) -
Knight C. M.,
Gozlan R. E.,
Lucas M. C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01989.x
Subject(s) - esox , pike , excursion , biology , range (aeronautics) , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , home range , ecology , telemetry , zoology , materials science , habitat , law , political science , composite material , engineering , aerospace engineering
The hypothesis that vagility, or tendency to move, in pike Esox lucius can be predicted from individual home range was tested using telemetry. Independently of fish size, mean annual excursion distance was positively correlated to winter (0·02–0·95 ha) and spring (0·02–0·59 ha) home ranges but not summer and autumn home ranges.