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Migration and spawning energetics of the anadromous sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus

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Energy expended in migration and reproduction was determined from measurements of caloric concentration and body and gonodal weight for nontrophic sea lampreys collected from different sites along the St. John River, New Brunswick. The estimated cost of locomotion in swimming the 140 km which separates the estuary from the spawning redds was 300 and 260 kcal for males and females respectively. Acutal distance which lampreys swam as well as mean swimming speed were estimated from a linear regression equation relating energy expenditure for locomotion and body weight. Energy expenditure for breeding was considerably greater than that catabolized throughout the upstream migration.

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William, F., Beamish, H. Migration and spawning energetics of the anadromous sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus . Environ Biol Fish 4, 3–7 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005922

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