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Laboratory Evaluation of Phototaxis in Cultured Cisco Larvae

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Publication Date
Start Date
2022-03-25
End Date
2022-04-25

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Rubenstein, S.R., and McKenna,, J.E., Jr., 2024, Laboratory Evaluation of Phototaxis in Cultured Cisco Larvae: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P14STBBG.

Summary

Field observations in a Lake Ontario embayment suggested that there is a phototaxic response of larval cisco that changes with development. This switch was verified using cultured cisco in a laboratory environment. These data include counts of cisco larvae at three depth ranges within multiple 95 liter tanks. Each tank of larvae were exposed to one of three different light treatments with three replicate tanks per treatment. Light treatments were 24 hours per day of light exposure, 24 hours per day in darkness, and a 12-hour light then 12-hour dark exposure cycle. Observations of cisco positioning within the water column were recorded periodically. The information collected included the date and time of the observation, age of larvae [...]

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Point of Contact :
James E McKenna Jr
Process Contact :
James E McKenna Jr
Originator :
Sarah R Rubenstein, James E McKenna Jr
Metadata Contact :
James E McKenna Jr
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Great Lakes Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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MetadataWizard_phototaxis_FINAL.xml
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cisco_phototaxis_dataRelease_Data.xlsx 40.62 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Purpose

The data were collected using a controlled laboratory experiment to test for developmental changes in cisco phototaxis during the larval period. The objectives were to (1) measure phototaxic response in cisco larvae and, (2) determine if there is a behavioral switch in phototaxis during larval development. Vertical migration of fish through the water column can be the result of balancing food availability, light, temperature, and predators and may have implications for larval cisco feeding, drift, transport, and timing of field collections.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P14STBBG

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