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R. W. Brill B. A. Block C. H. Boggs K. A. Bigelow E. V. Freund D. J. Marcinek 《Marine Biology》1999,133(3):395-408
We measured the horizontal and vertical movements of five adult yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, estimated body mass 64 to 93 kg) near the main Hawaiian Islands, while simultaneously gathering data on oceanographic conditions
and currents. Fish movements were recorded by means of ultrasonic depth-sensitive transmitters. Depth–temperature and depth–oxygen
profiles were measured with vertical conductivity–temperature–depth (CTD) casts, and the current-velocity field was surveyed
using an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP). Large adult yellowfin tuna spent ≃60 to 80% of their time in or immediately
below the relatively uniform-temperature surface-layer (i.e. above 100 m), a behavior pattern similar to that previously reported
for juvenile yellowfin tuna, blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), and striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) tracked in the same area. In all three species, maximum swimming depths appear to be limited by water temperatures 8 C°
colder than the surface-layer water temperature. Therefore, neither large body mass, nor the ability to maintain elevated
swimming-muscle temperatures due to the presence of vascular counter-current heat exchangers in tunas, appears to permit greater
vertical mobility or the ability to remain for extended periods below the thermocline. In those areas where the decrease in
oxygen with depth is not limiting, the vertical movements of yellowfin tuna, blue marlin and striped marlin all appear to
be restricted by the effects of water temperature on cardiac muscle function. Like juvenile yellowfin tuna, but unlike blue
marlin and striped marlin, adult yellowfin tuna remained within 18.5 km of the coast and became associated with floating objects,
including anchored fish-aggregating devices (FADs) and the tracking vessel. Like juvenile yellowfin tuna, large adult yellowfin
repeatedly re-visit the same FAD, and appear able to navigate precisely between FADs that are up to 18 km apart. The median
speed over ground ranged from 72 to 154 cm s−1. Neither speed nor direction was strongly influenced by currents.
Received: 27 March 1998 / Accepted: 13 November 1998 相似文献
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Francisco J. Abascal Manuel Quintans Ana Ramos-Cartelle Jaime Mejuto 《Marine Biology》2011,158(5):1175-1184
Nine individuals of shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, were tracked in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, off northern Chile, by means of pop-up satellite archival tags. No common
pattern was observed in their trajectories, apart from a movement onshore of all the fish tracked during June–August. The
average estimated rate of movement was of c. 27 km day−1. Data were collected and processed for a total of 341 days, including 33 days for one recaptured fish specimen, allowing
high-resolution archived data to be downloaded. The fish spent most of their time in the mixed layer but undertook dives down
to 888 m. Ambient temperatures ranged between 4.6 and 24.1°C, and the sea surface temperatures recorded ranged from 13.4 to
24.1°C during the study period. No clear diel pattern in depth behavior was observed, but mean vertical distribution was deeper
during the daytime. Moreover, a foraging pattern, consisting of rapid descents below the thermocline followed by slower ascents,
was generally observed during daylight hours. Dissolved oxygen concentration and water temperature seem to be the main factors
affecting the vertical range of the species in the area. This is the first study on electronic tagging of the shortfin mako
in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and covers the longest total tracking period reported so far for this species. 相似文献
3.
M. E. Lutcavage R. W. Brill G. B. Skomal B. C. Chase J. L. Goldstein J. Tutein 《Marine Biology》2000,137(2):347-358
Ultrasonic, depth-sensitive transmitters were used to track the horizontal and vertical movements, for up to 48 h, of 11
adult (136 to 340 kg estimated body mass) North Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus). Fish were tracked in October 1995, September and October 1996, and August and September 1997 in the Gulf of Maine,
northwestern Atlantic. The objective was to document the behavior of these fish and their schools in order to provide the
spatial, temporal, and environmental information required for direct (i.e. fishery-independent) assessment of adult bluefin
tuna abundance using aerial surveys. Transmitters were attached to free-swimming fish using a harpoon attachment technique,
and all fish remained within the Gulf of Maine while being followed. Most of the bluefin tuna tagged on Stellwagen Bank or
in Cape Cod Bay (and followed for at least 30 h) held a predominately easterly course with net horizontal displacements of
up to 76 km d−1. Mean (±SD) swimming depth for all fish was 14 ± 4.7 m and maximum depth for individuals ranged from 22 to 215 m. All but
one fish made their deepest excursions, often single descents, at dawn and dusk. In general, adult bluefin tuna spent <8%
of their time at the surface (0 to 1 m), <19% in the top 4 m, but >90% in the uppermost 30 m. Mean (±SD) speed over ground
was 5.9 km h−1, but for brief periods surpassed 20 to 31 km h−1. Sea surface temperatures during tracking were 11.5 to 22.0 °C, and minimum temperatures encountered by the fish ranged from
6.0 to 9.0 °C. Tagged bluefin tuna and their schools frequented ocean fronts marked by mixed vertebrate feeding assemblages,
which included sea birds, baleen whales, basking sharks, and other bluefin schools.
Received: 19 July 1999 / Accepted: 25 March 2000 相似文献
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Electronic tagging and remotely sensed oceanographic data were used to determine the oceanographic habitat use and preferences
of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) exhibiting behaviors associated with breeding in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Oceanographic habitats used by 28 Atlantic
bluefin tuna exhibiting breeding behavior (259 days) were compared with available habitats in the GOM, using Monte Carlo tests
and discrete choice models. Habitat utilization and preference patterns for ten environmental parameters were quantified:
bathymetry, bathymetric gradient, SST, SST gradient, surface chlorophyll concentration, surface chlorophyll gradient, sea
surface height anomaly, eddy kinetic energy, surface wind speed, and surface current speed. Atlantic bluefin tuna exhibited
breeding behavior in the western GOM and the frontal zone of the Loop Current. Breeding areas used by the bluefin tuna were
significantly associated with bathymetry, SST, eddy kinetic energy, surface chlorophyll concentration, and surface wind speed,
with SST being the most important parameter. The bluefin tuna exhibited significant preference for areas with continental
slope waters (2,800–3,400 m), moderate SSTs (24–25 and 26–27°C), moderate eddy kinetic energy (251–355 cm2 s−2), low surface chlorophyll concentrations (0.10–0.16 mg m−3), and moderate wind speeds (6–7 and 9–9.5 m s−1). A resource selection function of the bluefin tuna in the GOM was estimated using a discrete choice model and was found
to be highly sensitive to SST. These habitat utilization and preference patterns exhibited by breeding bluefin tuna can be
used to develop habitat models and estimate the probable breeding areas of bluefin tuna in a dynamic environment. 相似文献
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Environmental preferences of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) at the northern extent of its range 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
B. A. Block J. E. Keen B. Castillo H. Dewar E. V. Freund D. J. Marcinek R. W. Brill C. Farwell 《Marine Biology》1997,130(1):119-132
We used acoustic telemetry to examine the small-scale movement patterns of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the California Bight at the northern extent of their range. Oceanographic profiles of temperature, oxygen, currents and
fluorometry were used to determine the relationship between movements and environmental features. Three yellowfin tuna (8
to 16 kg) were tracked for 2 to 3 d. All three fish spent the majority of their time above the thermocline (18 to 45 m in
depth) in water temperatures >17.5 °C. In the California Bight, yellowfin tuna have a limited vertical distribution due to
the restriction imposed by temperature. The three fish made periodic short dives below the thermocline (60 to 80 m), encountering
cooler temperatures (>11 °C). When swimming in northern latitudes, the depth of the mixed layer largely defines the spatial
distribution of yellowfin tuna within the water column. Yellowfin prefer to spend most of their time just above the top of
the thermocline. Oxygen profiles indicated that the tunas encountered oceanic water masses that ranged most often from 6.8
to 8.6 mg O2 l−1, indicating no limitation due to oxygen concentrations. The yellowfin tuna traveled at speeds ranging from 0.46 to 0.90 m
s−1 (0.9 to 1.8 knots h−1) and frequently exhibited an oscillatory diving pattern previously suggested to be a possible strategy for conserving energy
during swimming.
Received: 14 February 1997 / Accepted: 14 April 1997 相似文献
6.
Movement patterns of large bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the open ocean, determined using ultrasonic telemetry 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
The horizontal and vertical movements of large bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus Lowe, 1839; 25 to 50 kg) captured in the south Pacific Ocean (French Polynesia) were determined using pressure-sensitive
ultrasonic transmitters. Bigeye tuna swam within the first 100 m below the surface during the night-time and at depths between
400 and 500 m during the daytime. The fish exhibited clear relationships with the sound scattering layer (SSL). They followed
its vertical movements at dawn and dusk, and were probably foraging on the organisms of the SSL. Bigeye tuna did, however,
make regular rapid upward vertical excursions into the warm surface layer, most probably in order to regulate body temperature
and, perhaps, to compensate for an accumulated oxygen debt (i.e. to metabolize lactate). The characteristics of these dives
differ from those reported from previous studies on smaller bigeye tuna (∼12 kg) near the main Hawaiian Islands. During the
daytime, the large fish in French Polynesia made upward excursions approximately only every 2.5 h, whereas smaller fish in
Hawaiian waters made upward excursions approximately every hour. Our data are the first observations on the role of body size
in the vertical behavior of bigeye tuna.
Received: 9 September 1998 / Accepted: 25 November 1999 相似文献
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Vertical movement and habitat of opah (Lampris guttatus) in the central North Pacific recorded with pop-up archival tags 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Data from 11 pop-up archival transmitting tags attached to opah (Lampris guttatus, F. Lampridae) in the central North Pacific between November 2003 and March 2005 were used to describe their vertical movement
and habitat. In the subtropical gyre northwest of the Hawaiian Islands, opah generally inhabited a 50–400 m depth range and
8–22°C temperatures. They were frequently found in depths of 50–150 m at night and in greater depths (100–400 m) during the
day, but were constantly moving vertically within this broad range. At night, excursions below 200 m were not uncommon and
during the day they were very likely to spend some time at depths <175 m. Their vertical speeds were generally <25 cm s−1 but on one occasion an opah descended at a burst speed of 4 m s−1. Vertical habitat use by individual opah apparently varied with local oceanographic conditions, but over a 24-h period the
average temperature experienced was always in the narrow range of 14.7 to 16.5°C.
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Jeffrey J. PolovinaEmail: |
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The results presented in this report are based on analyses of 16,721 days of data downloaded from 96 archival tags recovered
from bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus; 54–159 cm in length, 0.97–5.44 years of age) at liberty from 31 to 1,508 days in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean. Analyses
of daily timed depth and temperature records resulted in the classification of the data into three daily behavior types: characteristic,
associative (associated with floating objects), and other. There is a significant positive correlation between the proportion
of time fish exhibit characteristic behavior and increasing length, and significant negative correlations between the proportion
of time bigeye exhibit associative and other behavior with increasing length. For the smallest (54–80 cm) to largest (100–159 cm)
length classes, the vertical habitats utilized when exhibiting non-associative behaviors were 99 and 98% of the time above
the thermocline depth (60 m) during the night, at the same average depth of 34 m, and 60 and 72% of the time below the thermocline
during the day at average depths of 163 and 183 m, respectively. For the same smallest to largest length classes, when exhibiting
associative behavior, the average nighttime and daytime depths were 25 and 21, and 33 and 37 m, respectively. The apparent
effects of the environment on the behavior of the fish are discussed. 相似文献
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John M. Logan Enrique Rodríguez-Marín Nicolas Goñi Santiago Barreiro Haritz Arrizabalaga Walter Golet Molly Lutcavage 《Marine Biology》2011,158(1):73-85
Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) are highly migratory predators whose abundance, distribution, and somatic condition have changed over the past decades.
Prey community composition and abundance have also varied in several foraging grounds. To better understand underlying food
webs and regional energy sources, we performed stomach content and stable isotope analyses on mainly juvenile (60–150 cm curved
fork length) bluefin tuna captured in foraging grounds in the western (Mid-Atlantic Bight) and eastern (Bay of Biscay) Atlantic
Ocean. In the Mid-Atlantic Bight, bluefin tuna diet was mainly sand lance (Ammodytes spp., 29% prey weight), consistent with historic findings. In the Bay of Biscay, krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) made up 39% prey weight, with relative consumption of each reflecting annual changes in prey abundance. Consumption of anchovies
apparently declined after the local collapse of this prey resource. In both regions, stable isotope analysis results showed
that juvenile bluefin tuna fed at a lower trophic position than indicated by stomach content analysis. In the Mid-Atlantic
Bight, stable isotope analyses suggested that >30% of the diet was prey from lower trophic levels that composed <10% of the
prey weights based upon traditional stomach content analyses. Trophic position was similar to juvenile fish sampled in the
NW Atlantic but lower than juveniles sampled in the Mediterranean Sea in previous studies. Our findings indicate that juvenile
bluefin tuna targeted a relatively small range of prey species and regional foraging patterns remained consistent over time
in the Mid-Atlantic Bight but changed in relation to local prey availability in the Bay of Biscay. 相似文献
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Strontium to calcium ratios were observed along longitudinal sections of statoliths of nine neon flying squid, Ommastrephes bartrami (LeSueur, 1821), including three mature females (422 to 454 mm mantle length, ML; 207 to 306 d old) obtained from the North
Pacific (27–35°N; 144–150°E) during winter and six immature males and females (187 to 226 mm ML; 126 to 164 d old) collected
from 39°N; 145°E and 39°N; 169°W during summer. The distances between the nucleus (core) and the edge of the dorsal dome were
approximately 660 to 690 μm in mature females and 450 to 510 μm in the immature squid. Sr/Ca ratios were determined at intervals
of 30 μm between the nucleus and edge of the dorsal dome. Sr/Ca ratios were higher in areas near the nuclei and peripheral
portions of the dorsal dome than in the middle portions of the statoliths (270 to 420 μm from the nuclei, corresponding to
ages of 60 to 90 d) in mature females; thus a U-shaped pattern was evident. Sr/Ca ratios in the six immature squid decreased
from nucleus to the dorsal dome; in three squid the ratios slightly increased toward the dorsal dome edge. The observed Sr/Ca
ratios in immature squid were considered to represent younger portions of the U-shaped pattern. In the present study we discuss
this pattern in relation to environmental and biological conditions of O. bartrami, which undertakes seasonal migrations between spawning grounds in the Subtropical Domain and feeding grounds in the Subarctic
Domain and Transitional Zone in the North Pacific Ocean. Although Sr/Ca ratios are potentially affected by ambient water temperature
and ontogenetic conditions, including somatic growth and statolith growth, it was impossible to evaluate each environmental
and biological effect separately, as variations in these factors are complicated and effects could be interdependent.
Received: 11 April 1997 / Accepted: 27 December 1997 相似文献
11.
Aaron D. Spares Michael J. W. Stokesbury Ron K. O’Dor Terry A. Dick 《Marine Biology》2012,159(8):1633-1646
The influence of salinity, temperature and prey availability on the marine migration of anadromous fishes was determined by describing the movements, habitat use and feeding behaviours of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). The objectives were to determine whether char are restricted to the upper water column of the inter-/subtidal zones due to warmer temperatures. Twenty-seven char were tracked with acoustic temperature/pressure (depth) transmitters from June to September, 2008/2009, in inner Frobisher Bay, Canada. Most detections were in surface waters (0–3 m). Inter-/subtidal movements and consecutive repetitive dives (maximum 52.8 m) resulted in extreme body temperature shifts (−0.2–18.1 °C). Approximately half of intertidal and subtidal detections were between 9–13 °C and 1–3 °C, respectively. Stomach contents and deep diving suggested feeding in both inter-/subtidal zones. We suggest that char tolerate cold water at depth to capture prey in the subtidal zone, then seek warmer water to enhance feeding/digestion physiology. 相似文献
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Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus Lowe, 1839) are a commercially important species of tuna found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. To initiate an
analysis of bigeye tuna population-structure, three PCR–RFLP assays were developed based on the published mtDNA control-region
sequences of four bigeye tuna. Population analyses using these three restriction assays on a total of 248 individuals resulted
in an array of 13 composite haplotypes. A total of 347 nucleotides of mtDNA control-region sequence was characterized for
11 of the 13 composite haplotypes. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that the DNA sequences belong to two monophyletic clades.
However, only one of the three restriction assays was able to discriminate between the two clades. The other two assays were
confounded by excessive homoplasy. Both parallel (independent occurrences of the same nucleotide change) and convergent (different
nucleotide changes within the same restriction site) changes of restriction sites were observed. These results emphasize the
importance of DNA sequence-analysis for the interpretation of restriction-site polymorphism data. Analyses of the frequency
distribution indicated that samples of bigeye tuna from the Atlantic Ocean were genetically distinct from those found in the
Indian and Pacific oceans. Thus, these results reject the null hypothesis of a single global population of bigeye tuna.
Received: 16 June 1997 / Accepted: 25 July 1998 相似文献
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Jennifer Goldstein Scott Heppell Andrew Cooper Solange Brault Molly Lutcavage 《Marine Biology》2007,151(6):2063-2075
The reproductive status and body condition of 195 (≥185 cm curved fork length, CFL; assigned age 7 and above) Atlantic bluefin
tuna were assessed in the Gulf of Maine during the commercial fishing season of June–October, 2000–2002. Given the distance
between known spawning and feeding grounds, the prevailing paradigm for Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus thynnus, L.) suggests that the most likely histological state for females arriving in the Gulf of Maine after spawning would be a
resting or quiescent state with little or no perigonadal fat. Alternatively, the presence of mature or mature-inactive histological
states in some females supports a more varied or individualistic model for bluefin reproduction. No relationship was found
between body condition and reproductive status. Males were found in all reproductive stages, but were more likely to be in
spawning condition (stages 4 and 5) or a mature-inactive state (stage 6) in June and July. Female bluefin tuna were found
in stage 1 (immature or non-spawning) and stage 6 (mature-inactive). Stage 6 females were only present in June and July and
smaller females (<235 cm CFL) were more likely to be in stage 6 than large females (>235 cm CFL) sampled during those same
months. The presence of smaller females in stage 6 arriving at the same time as larger females in stage 1 indicates that Western
Atlantic bluefin tuna may have an asynchronous reproductive schedule and may mature at a smaller size than the currently accepted
paradigm suggests. 相似文献
14.
The behavioral responses of fishes to temperature variation have received less attention than physiological responses, despite their direct implications for predator–prey dynamics in aquatic ecosystems. In this paper, we describe the temperature dependence of swimming performance and behavioral characteristics of juvenile Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus; 75–125 mm total length). Maximum swimming speeds increased with temperature and body size. Routine swimming speeds of Pacific cod in small groups of similarly sized fish (N = 6) increased with body size and were 34 % faster at 9 °C than at 2 °C. The response to temperature was opposite that previously described for juvenile walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), reflecting species-specific differences in behavioral responses. In a separate experiment, we demonstrated the effect of temperature on habitat selection of juvenile Pacific cod: Use of an artificial eelgrass patch in a 5-m-long laboratory tank was significantly greater at 9 °C than at 2 °C. These results illustrate that temperature affects a range of behavioral traits that play important roles in determining the frequency and outcomes of predator–prey interactions. 相似文献
15.
The short-term movements and behaviour of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) during March 1994 and April 1997 are reported from data collected by acoustic tracking and archival tags at
Ningaloo Reef on the north west coast of Western Australia. Sharks were tracked for up to 26 h and generally swam slowly at
≃0.7 m s−1 parallel to the reef edge; occasionally they swam in a wide arc adjacent to passes in the reef. All tracked sharks made regular
dives through the water column, mostly from the surface to near the bottom. These dives did not appear to be related to hydrographic
features, and the sharks were probably searching the water column for food. Most sharks were accompanied by other fishes,
usually the golden trevally Gnathanodon speciosus.
Received: 19 January 1999 / Accepted: 22 June 1999 相似文献
16.
A method for attaching acoustic transmitters externally to deep-water fishes in situ is described. Tags, each comprising
a transmitter connected to a dart, were fired at fish from a pneumatic gun held by the manipulator arm of a submersible. The
method was applied successfully for tagging coelacanths and may have application for use with other species of fishes living
at depths to about 1000 m. The usefulness of direct observation for monitoring the effects of tags on fish is evaluated in
relation to the effects of the tagging method on coelacanths.
Received: 3 January 1997 / Accepted: 25 January 1997 相似文献
17.
High-resolution satellite locations were obtained from striped marlin using Argos transmitters attached to the upper lobe
of the caudal fin. Twenty-six striped marlin were tagged off New Zealand (2005–2007) and tracked as far as the central Pacific
Ocean. Caudal fin mounted Argos tags generated 1,524 locations during a total of 659 tracking days [mean 25 (±21.24) days
per fish and 2.3 (±2.30) locations per day]. 38% of locations have an estimated accuracy of ±1 km or better. Displacement
rates from high quality locations ranged from 2.9 to 170.8 km in a 24 h period, with a mode at 20–30 km and a mean of 45 km/day.
The caudal fin attachment methodology and antenna configuration was adjusted each season to improve transmission life and
data quality, with the best results obtained in the last year of deployments (2007). The longest track duration was 102 days,
with a total displacement of 4,959 km and a total track distance from all locations received of 6,850 km. Tag shedding and
antenna failure appear to have limited the duration of tracks from SPOT tags. The high temporal and spatial resolution data
revealed behaviours not previously observed in striped marlin, including associations to subsurface bathymetric features.
High resolution location data such as these are useful inputs for statistical models used to investigate habitat selection
and switching between different behavioural modes. The geolocations calculated using ukfsst estimates from PAT tag data had
RMS errors of 1.01° latitude and 0.59° longitude when compared with SPOT tag Argos locations. 相似文献
18.
Marianne Robert Laurent Dagorn Jean Louis Deneubourg David Itano Kim Holland 《Marine Biology》2012,159(4):907-914
Several lines of evidence indicate that aggregations of yellowfin tuna associated with floating objects are more frequently
composed of small animals than larger ones. Also, the diet of small yellowfin tuna caught at anchored fish aggregating devices
(FADs) around Oahu, Hawaii, was found to shift quite rapidly when these fish reached approximately 50 cm FL. In order to test
for ontogenetic changes in aggregation behavior, we tagged and released two distinct size classes of yellowfin tuna in an
array of anchored FADs around Oahu, Hawaii. Twenty-four yellowfin tuna 30–39 cm FL and 16 yellowfin tuna 63–83 cm FL were
tagged with acoustic transmitters and released near anchored FADs equipped with automated acoustic receivers. Fish in the
smaller size class stayed about 2.5 times longer at individual FADs than the larger fish (mean 4.05 days vs. 1.65 days) and
displayed larger horizontal movements within the array. However, the durations of unassociated phases, residence times in
the entire FAD array, percentage of time spent associated with FADs and numbers of movements between FADs did not show any
difference between the two size groups. The observed size-dependent behavior is discussed in terms of physiological abilities,
diet segregation and anti-predator behavior. 相似文献
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Stable 13C and 15N isotope analyses of scale, bone, and muscle tissues were used to investigate diet and trophic position of North Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus) during residency in the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of the United States. Adult bluefin tuna scales collected from fish between June and October 2001 were significantly enriched in 13C compared to both muscle and bone across all months, while muscle was significantly enriched in 15N compared to either bone or scale throughout the same period. In muscle tissue, there was evidence of a shift over the summer from prey with 13C values (–17 to –18) that were characteristic of silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) to species with 13C values of –20 to –21 that were similar to Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) and sandlance (Ammodytes americanus). Depletion of 15N values in adult scales and bone compared to muscle tissue may be explained by bone and scale samples representing juvenile or life-long feeding habits, isotopic routing, or isotopic differences in amino acid composition of the three tissue types. Adult bluefin tuna were estimated to be feeding at a trophic position similar to pelagic sharks in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, while the trophic positions of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga), and juvenile bluefin tuna were indicative of a diet of up to a full trophic position below adult bluefin tuna. The close relationship between the juvenile bluefin 15N values and those of suspension feeders suggests that nektonic crustaceans or zooplankton may contribute significantly to the diet of bluefin tuna, a food source previously overlooked for this species in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.Communicated by J.P. Grassle, New Brunswick 相似文献