The Sterile-Male-Release Technique in Great Lakes Sea Lamprey Management

Twohey, Michael; Heinrich, John W.; Seelye, James G.; Fredricks, Kim T.; Bergstedt, Roger A.; Kaye, Cheryl A.; Scholefield, Ron J.; McDonald, Rodney B.; Christie, Gavin C.

doi:10.1016/s0380-1330(03)70504-8

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“…Alternative methods such as male sterilization and trapping with pheromone attractants have been developed to target spawning adults and limit reproductive success [4,5]. The life stage that has received the least attention for control is the outmigrating juvenile stage [1,2].…”

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Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey

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Background: Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags have been used to document and monitor the movement, behavior, or survival of numerous species of fishes. Data on short-and long-term survival and tag retention are needed before initiating studies using PIT tags on a new species or life stage. We evaluated the survival and tag retention of 153 metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus tagged with 12-mm PIT tags on three occasions using a simple surgical procedure. Results:Tag retention was 100 and 98.6% at 24 h and 28-105 days post-tagging. Of the lamprey that retained their tags, 87.3% had incisions sufficiently healed to prevent further loss. Survival was 100 and 92.7% at 24 h and 41-118 day post-tagging with no significant difference in survival between tagged and untagged control lamprey. Of the 11 lamprey that died, four had symptoms that indicated their death was directly related to tagging. Survival was positively correlated with sea lamprey length. Conclusions:Given the overall high level of survival and tag retention in this study, future studies can utilize 12-mm PIT tags to monitor metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey movement and migration patterns.

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Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey

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“…For example, the release of sterile males in biological control (e.g., Knipling 1955;Twohey et al 2003) is aimed at reducing the number of successful matings, and therefore, pushing the per capita population growth rate to zero. While this type of strategy is undeniably useful for many species, we urge caution when applying this reasoning to species that use a restricted number of mate-finding sites.…”

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Landmarking and strong Allee thresholds

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Mate-finding difficulties in small populations are often postulated to create strong demographic Allee effects that increase the probability of extinction of native species or, similarly, decrease the probability that nonnative species will successfully invade. Many species make use of a restricted number of mating locations, detectable from long-distance, that are not selected for habitat reasons (e.g., hilltopping in butterflies). This 'landmarking' strategy may specifically address the problem of overcoming matefinding difficulties. Using a variant of the birthday problem, we demonstrate that populations which locate a restricted number of mate-finding sites using landmark features may have high probability of successful mating even at very low population densities. Therefore, a strong Allee threshold, if it exists, may be very small, and non-native species that make use of this strategy may have a very good chance of population establishment at low density.

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“…A secondary technique of releasing sterile male sea lampreys to compete with fertile ones was implemented in 1991. This sterile male release technique relies on trapping large numbers of sea lampreys in tributary rivers as they begin their spawning run in the spring [Twohey et al 2003]. …”

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The Sterile-Male-Release Technique in Great Lakes Sea Lamprey Management

Cited by 103 publications

References 32 publications

Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey

Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey

Landmarking and strong Allee thresholds

Evaluation of exposure to the chemosterilant bisazir among biological technicians - Michigan.

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