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Movements of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Impounded Waters as Determined by Underwater Telemetry
Author(s) -
Warden Robert L.,
Lorio Wendell J.
Publication year - 1975
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(1975)104<696:molbms>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - micropterus , bass (fish) , fishery , nocturnal , home range , environmental science , biology , ecology , habitat
Sixteen sonic‐tagged largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) were released from 4 March 1972 to 14 April 1973 to determine water management practices and environmental factors that may affect fish movement, home range of largemouth bass, and behavior patterns associated with activity within home area. Tags had an average life of 13.8 days. They were implanted in the body cavity and seemed to have no effect on the movements of the bass. A total of 570 hours of tracking showed water temperature to be the only parameter that related to increases or decreases in movement. Diurnal movement was prevalent in the spring and fall. Nocturnal movement increased as water temperature approached summer highs. Fish were most active in March and September and least active in December and January. Home ranges differed with seasonal water temperature changes but never exceeded 100 m. Behavior patterns associated with activity within home range consisted of movements from deep to shallow water.