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Individual movement behaviour and habitat use of a small-sized cypriniform (Telestes muticellus) in a mountain stream

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Authors

Alfredo Schiavon · Claudio Comoglio · Alessandro Candiotto · Michele Spairani · Franz Hölker · Johan Watz · Daniel Nyqvist

Reported year

2025

Reported language

en

Source type

article

First detected

2026-11-14T02:03:33.895200+00:00

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2026-11-14T02:03:33.895200+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Politecnico di Torino · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries · Freie Universität Berlin · Karlstad University · Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Reported affiliation countries

DE · IT · SE

Documentary abstract — original language

Abstract Knowledge about the biology and ecology of species is fundamental for their management and conservation. Despite this, many fish species and life stages are understudied, and there is a great need for research efforts to understand their ecology. Italian riffle dace (Telestes muticellus; order Cypriniformes) is a small-sized (< 15 cm) stream fish native to the Italian peninsula. There is a scarcity of research on its ecology and behaviour. In this study, we explored the movement ecology of Telestes muticellus in a Mediterranean mountain stream in Northern Italy using passive integrated transponder (PIT) telemetry. Over 15 months, 267 fish were located 2–27 times. Most fish remained stationary, while a few roamed over several hundreds of meters. Fish covered a larger linear range during spring and autumn than during other seasons. T. muticellus showed a strong preference for pools, and this preference was strongest during summer. We observed no differences in habitat use and movements between day and night, and fish size had no major effect. Within pools, many T. muticellus displayed remarkably small home ranges (median 8 m2). Fish increased their linear ranges over a period of flood events, indicating that high-flow events may be important for the downstream and upstream dispersal of T. muticellus in small mountain streams.

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OPENALEX

https://openalex.org/W4406159165

DOI

10.1007/s10641-024-01661-9

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article

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article

Publishers

Springer Science+Business Media

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• Document · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01661-9

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