Journal
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
Volume 95, Issue 2, Pages 348-356Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13955
Keywords
critical speed; larval dispersal potential; Mediterranean; morphometrics; predictive models; recruitment
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- 'Fonds Europeens de Developpement Economique et Regional' (FEDER)
- 'Collectivite Territoriale de Corse' (CTC)
- University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli
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Experimental measurements were made in the laboratory to determine the swimming capacities of settlement-stage fish larvae of several Mediterranean coastal species collected from the nearshore waters of Corsica, France. Critical swimming speed (U-crit, cm s(-1)) was measured to provide a realistic laboratory estimate of in situ swimming speed. Morphometric traits were measured to assess potential predictors of a species' swimming ability and, when possible, daily otolith increments were used to estimate age. Observed swimming speeds were consistent with other temperate species and demonstrated that the tested species are competent swimmers and not passive components of their environment. Morphological traits varied in their correlation with U-crit across groups and species. Direct measurements of morphological traits were better predictors than calculated ratios. Pelagic larval duration had little relationship with swimming speed among species for which daily otolith increments were counted. In addition to expanding the database on swimming capacities of settlement-stage fish larvae in the Mediterranean Sea, this study also developed methods that simplify the assessment of larval fish swimming ability. Swimming speed data are essential for improving larval dispersal models and for predicting recruitment rates in coastal fish populations.
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