ISSN:
1573-5133
Keywords:
Thermoregulation
;
Behavior
;
Temperature preference
;
Tropical
;
Marine
;
Acanthurid
;
Chaetodontid
;
Muraenid
;
Balistid
;
Serranid
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Synopsis Eight species in six different families of tropical marine reef fishes from the Indo-West Pacific region (Naso lituratus, Zebrasoma.flavescens, Balistes fuscus, B. vidua, Forcipiger longirostris, Echidna zebra, Cromileptes altivelis, Canthigaster jactator) were tested for ability to thermoregulate behaviorally in electronic shuttleboxes. All of these species preferred mean temperatures between 20 and 30°C, but differed considerably in thermoregulatory precision. All species avoided lethal high or low temperatures (i.e., they did not die during the tests), and some species thermoregulated as precisely as temperate species. Some temperate species prefer higher temperatures (above 30°C) than do these tropical reef species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00005763
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