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  • A cautionary tale: surrogates for radio-tagging practice do not always simulate the responses of closely related species

    Author(s)
    C. Ebner, Brendan
    Lintermans, Mark
    Jekabsons, Mark
    Dunford, Mark
    Andrews, William
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ebner, Brendan C.
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    Telemetry is useful for monitoring rare and threatened species if they can be effectively tagged. Relatively abundant, closely related species are sometimes used as surrogates in refining tagging methods or testing the suitability of methods before transfer to rare and threatened species. A decision framework for developing a radio-tagging method of an endangered fish (Macquaria australasica; Percichthyidae) is presented based on experiences with tagging a closely related, surrogate species (Macquaria ambigua). Aquaria and field-based trials demonstrated the suitability of internally implanting a radio-tag with an ...
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    Telemetry is useful for monitoring rare and threatened species if they can be effectively tagged. Relatively abundant, closely related species are sometimes used as surrogates in refining tagging methods or testing the suitability of methods before transfer to rare and threatened species. A decision framework for developing a radio-tagging method of an endangered fish (Macquaria australasica; Percichthyidae) is presented based on experiences with tagging a closely related, surrogate species (Macquaria ambigua). Aquaria and field-based trials demonstrated the suitability of internally implanting a radio-tag with an externally exited antenna on the surrogate species. However, transferring this method to the endangered species under field conditions was unsuccessful in terms of mortality and/or radio-tag rejection. In this case, a surrogate species served to refine radio-tagging methods, but did not successfully indicate the suitability of these methods for a closely related species. This cautionary tale illustrates that surrogate species are not always effective and extrapolation of methods, even across closely related species, may be perilous.
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    Journal Title
    Marine & Freshwater Research
    Volume
    60
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1071/MF08159
    Subject
    Freshwater Ecology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/33914
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