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. 2012 Oct 17;7(10):e46830. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046830

Table 3. Environmental variables and eel behavior observed just prior to and at the moment of predation.

# X-tag Day of predation Moment/Period of predation Fraction of the moon's visible disc (from new moon 0.00 to full moon 1.00) Depth of predation Duration of eel activity between release and predation (days) Eel behaviour just before predation
110 612 14-Oct-11 Night- 3 hours before sunrise 0.97 <20 m 2 Eel in surface waters during the entire track
110 614 13-Oct-11 Night - 2 hours after sunset 0.99 ≈−22 m 1 Eel in surface waters during the entire track
110 615 8-Oct-11 Day – 1 h20 before sunset 0.85 ≈−15 m 4.5 Inversed DVM (in surface waters during the day)
110 616 25-Nov-11 Day- 4 hours after sunrise 0.00 Between −50 m and −26 m 52 Decreasing DVM at depth prior to predation
110 617 1-Nov-11 Day- 2 hours after sunrise 0.33 ≈−20 m 21 Inversed DVM 24 hours prior to predation
110 618 13-Oct-11 Day - 2 hours after sunrise 0.99 ≈−20 m 1.5 In surface waters prior to predation