Using accelerometry to quantify prey attack and handling behaviours in piscivorous pike Esox lucius

M Van Deurs; A Andersson; J Vinterstare; A Didenko; A Persson; C Brönmark; P A Nilsson

doi:10.1111/jfb.13310

Using accelerometry to quantify prey attack and handling behaviours in piscivorous pike Esox lucius

J Fish Biol. 2017 Jun;90(6):2462-2469. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13310. Epub 2017 Apr 9.

Authors

M Van Deurs^{1

2}, A Andersson¹, J Vinterstare¹, A Didenko³, A Persson¹, C Brönmark¹, P A Nilsson^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-223 62, Lund, Sweden.
² National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Section for Marine Living Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Jaegersborgs Alle 1, DK-2920, Charlottenlund, Denmark.
³ Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Obukhivka St. 135, 03164, Kiev, Ukraine.
⁴ Department of Environmental and Life Sciences-Biology, Karlstad University, SE-651 88, Karlstad, Sweden.

PMID: 28393360
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13310

Abstract

Accelerometer technology was used to evaluate behaviours in the teleost ambush predator pike Esox lucius foraging on crucian carp Carassius carassius. Automated rule-based estimates of prey-size determined handling time were obtained and are compared with video-recorded behaviours. Solutions to tag attachment and the limitations imposed by battery-time and data-logging capacities are evaluated.

Keywords: Esox lucius; accelerometer; foraging; handling time; predation.

MeSH terms

Animals
Carps / physiology*
Esocidae / physiology*
Food Chain
Predatory Behavior*
Telemetry / methods