Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2017
Becoming a better swimmer: structural complexity enhances agility in a captive-reared fish
Bergendahl, I. Ahlbeck; Miller, S.; Depasquale, C.; Giralico, L.; Braithwaite, V. A.Abstract
To test whether swimming skills can be improved by exposure to structurally complex environments, juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss were reared in either physically enriched or plain tanks for 2 months and were then screened to test their ability to swim along a channel while avoiding obstructions. The results show that even a relatively short exposure period to enrichment improves O. mykiss swimming agility. (C) 2016 The Fisheries Society of the British IslesKeywords
environmental enrichment; hatchery-reared; Oncorhynchus mykiss; physical enrichment; releasePublished in
Journal of Fish Biology2017, volume: 90, number: 3, pages: 1112-1117
Authors' information
Pennsylvania State University
Miller, S.
Pennsylvania State University
Depasquale, C.
Pennsylvania State University
Giralico, L.
Pennsylvania State University
Braithwaite, V. A.
Pennsylvania State University
UKÄ Subject classification
Behavioral Sciences Biology
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13232
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/83528