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Table 1 Sample sizes (n), fork lengths (FL), weights (WT), tag burdens, and specific growth rates (SGR) of white sturgeon (means ± standard deviations with ranges in parentheses)

From: A subdermal tagging technique for juvenile sturgeon using a new self-powered acoustic tag

Group

n

FL (mm)

Weight (g)

Tag burden (%)

SGRFL (% d−1)

SGRWT (% d−1)

Tagging day (day 0)

 SPT

30

378 ± 28.8 (310–435)

315 ± 69 (166–467)

0.53 ± 0.13 (0.34–0.96)

  

 PIT

27

370 ± 28.8 (320–415)

298 ± 82 (169–436)

0.04 ± 0.01 (0.02–0.06)

  

28 days post-tagging

 SPT

28

405 ± 33.4 (320–455)

470 ± 123 (214–726)

 

0.25 ± 0.15 (0.00–0.49)

1.39 ± 0.76 (– 0.17–2.69)

 PIT

26

414 ± 29.6 (360–460)

517 ± 126 (303–716)

 

0.41 ± 0.15 (0.00–0.82)

2.02 ± 0.61 (– 0.11–2.82)

101 days post-tagging

 SPT

20

474 ± 39.4 (385–530)

721 ± 171 (365–1027)

 

0.21 ± 0.05 (0.11–0.30)

0.79 ± 0.19 (0.36–1.12)

 PIT

26

472 ± 31.2 (410–525)

702 ± 166 (414–1023)

 

0.24 ± 0.06 (0.06–0.32)

0.86 ± 0.21 (0.21–1.10)

595 days post-tagging

 SPT

11

541 ± 61.2 (450–635)

1014.9 ± 339.8 (569.5–1643.2)

 

0.06 ± 0.02 (0.03–0.08)

0.19 ± 0.04 (0.11–0.25)

  1. Sturgeon that dropped their self-powered tag (SPT group) or PIT tag (PIT group) were excluded from further analyses after the tag drop date. Fish from the PIT group were repurposed after the 101 days post-tagging evaluation; therefore, they are not included in the 595 days post-tagging data
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