Abstract
Abstract Home-range sizes were determined for nine largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, nine bluegills Lepomis macrochirus, four pumpkinseeds Lepomis gibbosus, and four yellow perch Perca flavescens in Cedar Lake, Illinois during June-December 1980 and May-July 1981. There was no significant difference (0.10 > P > 0.05) among these species in mean home-range size, although home ranges of largemouth bass and yellow perch tended to be larger and more variable: yellow perch, 0.54–2.20 hectares; largemouth bass, 0.18–2.07 hectares; pumpkinseeds, 0.23–1.12 hectares; bluegills, 0.15–0.75 hectares. Two of nine largemouth bass had two separate home ranges. One largemouth bass and two yellow perch had two primary occupation areas within their home ranges; other fish of the four species had only one primary occupation area per home range. Four bluegills established home ranges in locations other than where they were captured and released. One bluegill abandoned a home range and established another. The larger hom...
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