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The Responses of Young American Shad to Rapid Temperature Changes
Author(s) -
Moss Sanford A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1970)99<381:troyas>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - alosa , juvenile , acclimatization , fishery , biology , zoology , environmental science , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , fish migration
Captive juvenile American shad (Alosa sapidissima) avoided rapid temperature increases of about 4 ° C above acclimatization temperatures in an experimental tank. Responses to rapid temperature changes of about 1.0 ° C were not consistent and did not result in demonstrable avoidances. It is concluded that young shad are capable of avoiding potentially lethal temperature changes.