Effect of relative volume on radio transmitter expulsion in subadult common carp
North American Journal of Fisheries Management
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Abstract
Expulsion of surgically implanted radio transmitters is a problem in some fish telemetry studies. We conducted a 109-d experiment to test the hypothesis that variation in relative volume of transmitters surgically implanted in subadult common carp Cyprinus carpio would affect transmitter expulsion. We also necropsied fish at the end of the experiment to evaluate histological evidence for the mechanism of expulsion. Survival rate was high during our experiment; all control fish and 88% of the fish subjected to the implantation surgery survived. Expulsion rate was low; of the 23 fish that received transmitters and survived the experiment, only two (9%) expelled the transmitters. One of these expulsions occurred through a rupture of the incision and the other occurred via the intestine. Retained transmitters were all encapsulated by tissue, and most exhibited multiple adhesions to the intestine, gonads, and body wall. Adhesions were more numerous in fish that received larger transmitters. ?? Copyright by the American Fisheries Society 2007.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effect of relative volume on radio transmitter expulsion in subadult common carp |
| Series title | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
| DOI | 10.1577/M06-187.1 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
| First page | 986 |
| Last page | 991 |
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