The jumping ability and behavior of green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) at the outflow of a 1.6-ha pond
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Abstract
Effects of a plunging water flow on the behavior of green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) 7.1 to 9.7 cm in total length were studied at the outflow of a 1.6‐ha pond. Jumping ability and behavior were measured at 12‐hr intervals using a fishˈs position in a 0.9 m2‐vertical grid or in the discharge pipe. Activity was influenced by flow rate, time of day, and time of year. Fish jumped up to 10 times their body length and traversed a horizontal distance of 0.6 m. Fish with the greatest mean length jumped the highest. The majority of the fish were captured during the 0600‐hr tending period: 79.9% pipe only study and 82.4% pipe and grid combined study.
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Ellis, J.E., 1974, The jumping ability and behavior of green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) at the outflow of a 1.6-ha pond: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 103, no. 3, p. 620-623, https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<620:TJAABO>2.0.CO;2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The jumping ability and behavior of green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) at the outflow of a 1.6-ha pond |
| Series title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<620:TJAABO>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Fisheries Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 620 |
| Last page | 623 |