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Effect of Temperature on Locomotor Activity and Swimming Performance of Juvenile Roach Rutilus rutilus (Cyprinidae)

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The results of studying the locomotor activity and swimming performance of juvenile roach Rutilus rutilus at temperatures (7, 16, 25, 28, and 31°C) covering most of the temperature tolerance range of this species are presented. The maximum values of the distance swam and the swimming speed of individuals in an “open field”, the critical water velocity and time to fatigue in a hydrodynamic installation were recorded at a temperature close to the optimum temperature (25°C) for juvenile roach. A greater temperature dependence of the purposeful locomotor activity of juvenile roach was revealed compared with a spontaneous one. High values of swimming performance of 0+ roach in a very wide temperature range reflect good adaptability to life in a temperature-inhomogeneous coast.

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Smirnov, A.K., Smirnova, E.S. Effect of Temperature on Locomotor Activity and Swimming Performance of Juvenile Roach Rutilus rutilus (Cyprinidae). J. Ichthyol. 60, 315–324 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945220020186

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