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Sex-specific probability of PIT tag retention in a cyprinid fish

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    SYSNO ASEP0510162
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleSex-specific probability of PIT tag retention in a cyprinid fish
    Author(s) Šmejkal, Marek (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Blabolil, Petr (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Bartoň, Daniel (BC-A) RID
    Duras, J. (CZ)
    Vejřík, Lukáš (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Sajdlová, Zuzana (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Kočvara, Luboš (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Kubečka, Jan (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Number of authors8
    Article number105325
    Source TitleFisheries Research. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0165-7836
    Roč. 219, NOV (2019), s. 1-6
    Number of pages6 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryNL - Netherlands
    Keywordsmarking techniques ; fish reproduction ; capture-recapture models
    Subject RIVEH - Ecology, Behaviour
    OECD categoryEcology
    R&D ProjectsEF16_025/0007417 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    QK1920326 GA MZe - Ministry of Agriculture (MZe)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportBC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000488300900022
    EID SCOPUS85068985777
    DOI10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105325
    AnnotationThe estimation of age- and sex-specific mortalities is essential for constructing fish life tables and subsequent population modelling. However, the ecological data behind these parameter estimates acquired in nature may be systematically biased by the methodology of the study. To demonstrate mark retention bias by the widely used passive integrated transponder tags (PIT tags), we analysed long-term data showing the probability of tag retention within the body cavity in relation to fish sex. We used the cyprinid fish asp (Leuciscus aspius) as a model species with a cystovarian type of ovulation (eggs do not enter the body cavity). Altogether, 2312 fish were tagged with PIT tags in 2014-2018 and fin clipped and monitored for up to five years. In this period, 583 asp were recaptured at least one year after tagging, and fish that lost their tags were identified by regenerated fin. Based on recaptured fish, we show that the female tag retention rate is significantly lower than the male retention rate (85.3% in females vs. 97.8% in males). Furthermore, we used portable antenna to detect expelled PIT tags and localized a higher number of expelled female PIT tags on the spawning ground in comparison with those from males (123 female vs. 6 male PIT tags). This study demonstrates that systematic bias may potentially occur since PIT tags may penetrate gonads and leave the body during reproduction. We encourage designing PIT tag monitoring studies with respect to potential unequal sex-specific tag retention capabilities to avoid drawing inaccurate conclusions from biased data.
    WorkplaceBiology Centre (since 2006)
    ContactDana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214
    Year of Publishing2020
    Electronic addresshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783619301729?via%3Dihub
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