ISSN:
1573-5133
Keywords:
Chaetodontid
;
Pomacentrid
;
Acanthurid
;
Preferred temperature
;
Tropical
;
Marine
;
Thermal effluent
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Synopsis The preferred temperature of three Hawaiian coral-reef fishes — Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis, Abudefduf abdominalis, and Chaetodon multicinctus — were determined in two-chambered tanks that permitted the fish to regulate behaviorally tank temperature. Median selected temperatures over 72 h were as follows: adult C. multicinctus, 24.0° C; juvenile C. multicinctus, 27.0° C; adult Ab. abdominalis, 25.9° C; juvenile Ab. abdominalis, 30.2° C; adult Ac. triostegus, 29.2° C; juvenile Ac. triostegus, 29.3° C. Juvenile Ab. abdominalis selected significantly higher median temperatures than the adults. C. multicinctus and juvenile Ab. abdominalis selected higher median temperatures during the day than at night.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00005924
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