Brönmark, Christer; Hulthén, Kaj; Nilsson, Anders; Skov, Christian; Hansson, Lars-Anders; Brodersen, Jakob; Chapman, Ben (2014). There and back again: migration in freshwater fishes. Canadian journal of zoology, 92(6), pp. 467-479. Canadian Science Publishing 10.1139/cjz-2012-0277
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Animal migration is an amazing phenomenon that has fascinated humans for long. Many freshwater fishes also show remarkable migrations, whereof the spectacular mass migrations of salmonids from the spawning streams are the most well known and well studied. However, recent studies have shown that migration occurs in a range of freshwater fish taxa from many different habitats. In this review we focus on the causes and consequences of migration in freshwater fishes. We start with an introduction of concepts and categories of migration, and then address the evolutionary causes that
drive individuals to make these migratory journeys. The basis for the decision of an individual fish to migrate or stay resident is an evaluation of the costs and benefits of different strategies to maximize its lifetime reproductive effort. We provide examples by discussing our own work on the causes behind seasonal migration in a cyprinid fish, roach (Rutilus rutilus (L., 1758)), within this framework. We then highlight different adaptations that allow fish to migrate over sometimes vast journeys across space, including capacity for orientation, osmoregulation, and efficient energy expenditure. Following this we consider the consequences of migration in freshwater fish from ecological, evolutionary, and conservation perspectives, and finally, we detail some of the recent developments in the methodologies used to collect data on fish migration and how these could be used in future research.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Aquatic Ecology |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) |
ISSN: |
0008-4301 |
Publisher: |
Canadian Science Publishing |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Marcel Häsler |
Date Deposited: |
31 Mar 2014 15:13 |
Last Modified: |
01 Jul 2020 11:34 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1139/cjz-2012-0277 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.48875 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/48875 |
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