Dataset and supplementary files - Behavioral response of chub (Squalius cephalus), barbel (Barbus barbus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) to pulsed direct current electric fields and resulting optimal waveform for use at electrified bar racks

Behavior Library.zip: For each species and behavior observed during the experiments an exemplary video is provided. Behavior_all.pdf: Additional plots showing the thresholds for the first time each individual behavior was observed for all fish species and tested waveforms Species.pdf: Additional plot allowing direct comparison of observed thresholds for the tested species when subjected to different waveforms. data.csv: All data necessary to reevaluate the conducted experiments. The dataset consists of Experiment ID waveform - indicating the set of electrical parameters used fish species and fish id behavior - observed behavior time from and time to - time in s after the start of the experiment that a behavior was started and ended respectively type - point or interval referring to whether a behavior is considered instantaneous or continuous voltage - applied voltage at the start of the given behavior experiment_timestamp - date and time of the start of the experiment breathing rate start - breathing rate at the start of the experiment water conductivity - water conductivity at a reference temperature of 25°C [muS/cm] water temperature [°C] breathing rate end - breathing rate at the end of the experiment meta behavior - assigned category of meta behavior based on the observe behavior category standard length, total length and height - standard length, total length and height of the tested fish in [mm] volume - calculated fish volume based on the measured length and height and an assumed elliptical form of the fish Fangdatum - Date of catch t.Pulse - pulse length of the tested waveform [ms] Frequency - Frequency of the tested waveform N.Pulses.Group - Number of pulses per group of pulses for the waveform pattern t.Gap - time between two pulses within a group of pulses [ms] DutyCycle - Percentage of time current is flowing for a given waveform. Calculated based on the waveform parameters usage - first, second or third time a fish was used in the experiments. field strength - field strength at the time of this behavior calculated based on the applied voltage c_w ambient water conductivity [muS/cm] p_d - power density calculated based on the field strength and the ambient water conductivity p_t - power transferred to the fish calculated based on the field strength, the ambient water conductivity and an assumed conductivity of the fish of 115 muS/cm