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Effects of prolonged and burst swimming on subsequent burst swimming performance of Gymnocypris potanini firmispinatus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)

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Fish swimming behavior is important for their survival. Burst swimming, prolonged swimming, and their effect on each other were examined for Gymnocypris potanini firmispinatus. Test fish were randomly assigned to two groups, one group was tested for critical swimming speed (Ucrit), and the other was tested for burst speed (Uburst). After a 30-min recovery period, both groups were subjected to Uburst testing. The Uburst value measured following the Ucrit test was termed Uburst-c and Uburst-b was measured following the initial Uburst test. Results include two primary findings. (1) There were significant differences between Uburst and Uburst-c, and between Uburst and Uburst-b, indicating that the effect of fatigue from both prolonged and burst swimming on subsequent burst swimming performance is significant. (2) The recovery ratio after fatigue resulting from prolonged swimming was significantly lower than the recovery ratio after fatigue resulting from burst swimming. The differences between Uburst-c and Uburst-b was not significant. Therefore, whether or not prolonged swimming leads to deeper fatigue than burst swimming will require additional research. The findings from this study on prolonged and burst swimming and their effects on subsequent burst swimming will support continued improvement of fishway design.

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We thank Mr. Sihong Deng and Zhengqiang Zhu for catching and culturing fish. This work was supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51609155, 51609157, 51709187) and Three Gorges Project Management Division Project of China [Project name: Comprehensive technology on dam ecological operation for fish resources protection in the Three Gorges Reservoir area (Continued 2018)].

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  1. Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem of Ministry of Water Resources, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430079, China

    Lu Cai, Peng Zhang, David Johnson, Ping Zhao, Yiqun Hou & Xiaojuan Chen

  2. Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China

    Lu Cai

  3. State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Peng Zhang

  4. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA, 24088, USA

    David Johnson

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Cai, L., Zhang, P., Johnson, D. et al. Effects of prolonged and burst swimming on subsequent burst swimming performance of Gymnocypris potanini firmispinatus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). Hydrobiologia 843, 201–209 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04049-4

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