The Influence of Dissolved Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide on Fish Schooling Behavior.

Abstract

Both field and laboratory-experimental data are presented to support a hypothesis relating group metabolism of fish schools to changes in school behavior. Specifically, it is shown that large schools of Mugil cephalus cause dramatic decline in environmental oxygen levels. These changes if sufficiently large are postulated to modify school behavior. Experimental manipulation of either oxygen or carbon dioxide is shown to have little effect on school behavior if the changes occur slowly. More rapid changes do not alter school structure, but do cause schools to avoid such changes. The means by which this may be accomplished and how it is transferred to group action is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0715113

Entities

People

  • Sanford Moss
  • William N. Mcfarland

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Habitats
  • Human Behavior
  • New York
  • Physiology
  • Respiration
  • Sensory Receptor Cells

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Systems Analysis and Design