Does underwater flash photography affect the behaviour, movement and site persistence of seahorses?

Harasti, D; Gladstone, W

Does underwater flash photography affect the behaviour, movement and site persistence of seahorses?

Harasti, D Gladstone, W

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Fish Biology, 2013, 83 (5), pp. 1344 - 1353
Issue Date:: 2013-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Harasti, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gladstone, W https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4517-4605	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-08-18	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Fish Biology, 2013, 83 (5), pp. 1344 - 1353	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1112	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26510
dc.description.abstract	The effect of flash photography on seahorse species has never been tested. An experiment was established to test the effect of flash photography and the handling of Hippocampus whitei, a medium-sized seahorse species endemic to Australia, on their behavioural responses, movements and site persistence. A total of 24 H. whitei were utilized in the experiment with eight in each of the three treatments (flash photography, handling and control). The effect of underwater flash photography on H. whitei movements was not significant; however, the effect of handling H. whitei to take a photograph had a significant effect on their short-term behavioural responses to the photographer. Kaplan-Meier log-rank test revealed that there was no significant difference in site persistence of H. whitei from each of the three treatments and that flash photography had no long-term effects on their site persistence. It is concluded that the use of flash photography by divers is a safe and viable technique with H. whitei, particularly if photographs can be used for individual identification purposes. © 2013 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Fish Biology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/jfb.12237	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Fisheries	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Smegmamorpha	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Photography	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Behavior, Animal	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Locomotion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Light	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	Does underwater flash photography affect the behaviour, movement and site persistence of seahorses?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	83	en_US
utslib.for	0608 Zoology	en_US
utslib.for	0602 Ecology	en_US
utslib.for	0704 Fisheries Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	83	en_US

Abstract:

The effect of flash photography on seahorse species has never been tested. An experiment was established to test the effect of flash photography and the handling of Hippocampus whitei, a medium-sized seahorse species endemic to Australia, on their behavioural responses, movements and site persistence. A total of 24 H. whitei were utilized in the experiment with eight in each of the three treatments (flash photography, handling and control). The effect of underwater flash photography on H. whitei movements was not significant; however, the effect of handling H. whitei to take a photograph had a significant effect on their short-term behavioural responses to the photographer. Kaplan-Meier log-rank test revealed that there was no significant difference in site persistence of H. whitei from each of the three treatments and that flash photography had no long-term effects on their site persistence. It is concluded that the use of flash photography by divers is a safe and viable technique with H. whitei, particularly if photographs can be used for individual identification purposes. © 2013 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

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