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Comparison of vertical and horizontal swimming behaviour of the weather loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus |
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| Authors: | X Shi S Zhao C Ding W Jiang B Kynard L Liu S Niu D Liu |
| Institution: | 1. Engineering Research Center of Eco‐environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China;2. Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco‐security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China;3. Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Research, China Three Gorges Project Corporation, Yichang, China;4. BK‐Riverfish, LLC, Amherst, MA, U.S.A.;5. Environmental Conservation Department, University of Massachusetts‐Amherst, Amherst, MA, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Experiments on the swimming kinetics and behaviour of weather loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus showed that horizontal swim speed was significantly greater than swim speeds when ascending to or descending from the water surface to gulp air. Vertical swimming speeds during ascending or descending were similar. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus swam unsteadily during vertical movements compared with horizontal movements. |
| Keywords: | air‐breathing Misgurnus anguillicaudatus swimming speed turning weather loach |