Ecology and evolution of migration in the freshwater eels of the genus Anguilla Schrank, 1798

T Arai - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Scientists have long sought to uncover the secrets of the migration of anguillid eels, genus
Anguilla. As catadromous fishes, anguillid eels spend most of their lives in freshwater until …

Empirical observations of the spawning migration of European eels: The long and dangerous road to the Sargasso Sea

D Righton, H Westerberg, E Feunteun, F Økland… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
The spawning migration of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) to the Sargasso Sea is
one of the greatest animal migrations. However, the duration and route of the migration …

Tracking anguillid eels: five decades of telemetry-based research

M Béguer-Pon, JJ Dodson, M Castonguay… - Marine and …, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
Advances in telemetry technologies have provided new opportunities to reveal the often-
cryptic spatial ecology of anguillid eels. Herein we review 105 studies published between …

APPLIED ISSUES: Size‐dependent mortality of migratory silver eels at a hydropower plant, and implications for escapement to the sea

O Calles, IC Olsson, C Comoglio, PS Kemp… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The European eel population has decreased drastically during recent decades, and new EU‐
legislation calls for measures to change this negative trend. This decline has been attributed …

[BOOK][B] Fish protection technologies and fish ways for downstream migration

U Schwevers, B Adam - 2020 - Springer
According to both European and German legislation, the protection of fish populations
against the effects of hydraulic engineering structures, such as hydropower stations and …

Shark Predation on Migrating Adult American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

M Béguer-Pon, J Benchetrit, M Castonguay… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
In an attempt to document the migratory pathways and the environmental conditions
encountered by American eels during their oceanic migration to the Sargasso Sea, we …

Three‐dimensional migratory behaviour of European silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) approaching a hydropower plant

H Kjærås, H Baktoft, AT Silva, KØ Gjelland… - Journal of fish …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global population of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is rapidly declining, and migration
barriers in rivers are believed to be one of several key causes. While progress has been …

Downstream migration of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in an anthropogenically regulated freshwater system: Implications for management

P Verhelst, D Buysse, J Reubens, I Pauwels… - Fisheries …, 2018 - Elsevier
Connectivity between freshwater habitats and marine areas is heavily obstructed by
anthropogenic structures (eg weirs, pum** stations, sluices…), leading to a high pressure …

Opportunistic spawning of tropical anguillid eels Anguilla bicolor bicolor and A. bengalensis bengalensis

T Arai, SR Abdul Kadir - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Information on the spawning migration, spawning ecology and life history of tropical
eels in the Indo-Pacific region is very limited. The physiological and morphological …

Timing and pattern of annual silver eel migration in two European watersheds are determined by similar cues

OT Sandlund, OH Diserud, R Poole… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Many animals perform long‐distance migrations in order to maximize lifetime reproductive
success. The European eel migrates several thousand kilometers between their feeding …