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1. Can juvenile Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) smell the enemy?

Author:
Maria Cámara Ruiz; Carlos Espírito Santo; Alfons Mai; Jӧrn Gessner; Sven Wuertz
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.4 pp. 835-842
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Acipenser oxyrinchus; Sander lucioperca; brain; captive animals; carp; cognition; cortisol; fish culture; foraging; gene expression; glucose; hatcheries; juveniles; lactic acid; mortality; odors; predation; predators; rearing; smell; sturgeon; tanks
Abstract:
... Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), also known as Baltic sturgeon, is considered extinct in German waters. Fish‐rearing for conservation purposes largely relies on classical hatchery technology focusing on traits like survival and growth in captivity but rarely focusing on subsequent life in the wild, lacking skills such as foraging or anti‐predation behavior. Predation is hence a major fact ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13934