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Studies assessing fish spatial behaviour are essential to better understand the performance
of marine protected areas. However, few studies have focused on the fine-scale movements
related to reproduction, a key feature in a population’s perpetuation. Knowledge of movements
modulated by reproduction is particularly important since migrations towards spawning
grounds may increase the vulnerability to threats if these occur outside protected areas. Further,
reproductive behavioural polymorphism is widely understudied but may affect reproductive success.
In this work, we used acoustic telemetry to study a harvested fish, Diplodus sargus, within a
small no-take zone in Portugal.
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Marine protected area White seabream Acoustic telemetry Reproductive behaviour Extraordinary movements Intraspecific variation
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Inter Research