Ontogenetic development of surfacing behaviour in the obligatory air-breathing fish Channa (=Ophiocephalus ) Striatus

Vivekanandan, E (1977) Ontogenetic development of surfacing behaviour in the obligatory air-breathing fish Channa (=Ophiocephalus ) Striatus. Physiology and Behavior, 18. pp. 559-562.

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Abstract

Two series of experiments were conducted to relate surfacing behaviour and post-embryonic development in the air-breathing fish Channa s(riatw;. When prevented surfacing, the duration of survival on aquatic breathing alone decreased from 15 .6 hr in 7 mg fry to 8.8 hr in 0.75 g fingerling; when given free access to air, the surfacing frequency was the most erratic ( 1235 ± 823 (SO) limes/day) in the former and became regular (1323 ± 114 times/day) in the latter.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ontogenetic development; surfacing behaviour; obligatory air-breathing fish; Channa Striatus
Subjects: Fish and Fisheries > Fish behaviour
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2011 06:11
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:43
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/7266

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