CESIMAR - CENPAT   25625
CENTRO PARA EL ESTUDIO DE SISTEMAS MARINOS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
The swimming behaviour and activity patterns of the argentine sandperch Pseudopercis semifasciata, and bioenergetic implications
Autor/es:
VENERUS, LEONARDO ARIEL; DOMENICI, PAOLO; MARRAS, STEFANO; BELTRAMINO, LUCAS E.; CIANCIO, JAVIER ERNESTO
Lugar:
Porto
Reunión:
Conferencia; FITFISH Annual Conference 2018; 2018
Institución organizadora:
Fundação Cupertino de Miranda
Resumen:
Accelerometry is a novel, fundamental tool for evaluating the behaviour and energetics of swimming fish in the field and in various environmental conditions. It allows to evaluate the individual movement pattern of fish in the field with relatively high resolution (e.g. 25 Hz), including their energetics and also to assess their behavioural patterns by determining specific acceleration signatures that correspond to given motor behaviour. The aim of this project is to investigate the swimming behaviour of a key reef species from the coastal areas of Argentina, using a combination of video and accelerometry observations. These methods will be used to characterize the individual patterns of activity and to test the effect of various factors (time of the day, light level, lunar phase) on the swimming behaviour of the argentine sandperch Pseudopercis semifasciata, a species of high ecological importance. The project will have relevance for the ecology and management of this species since swimming behaviour deeply affects bioenergetics. This research will be carried out at the CONICET centre in Puerto Madryn (Argentina) and has direct implications with FITFISH WG1 and WG2 in particular, since it is largely based on monitoring fish swimming behaviour and activity in real-life situations, using hightech methodology such as tri-axial accelerometry.