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Science 30 June 1972:
Vol. 176. no. 4042, pp. 1443 - 1445
DOI: 10.1126/science.176.4042.1443
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Behavioral Thermoregulation by Fishes: A New Experimental Approach

William H. Neill 1, John J. Magnuson 2, and Gerald G. Chipman 2

1 Honolulu Laboratory, Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812
2 Laboratory of Limnology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706

Electronic equipment allows fishes, by their spatial movements, to regulate the temperature in experimental tanks. Swimming into warmer water causes the temperature of the entire tank to increase; conversely, swimming into cooler water causes the temperature to decrease. The technique may be adapted for studying simultaneous behavioral regulation of temperature and nonthermal factors.

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