Surgically implanted dummy transmitters were expelled from the body cavity of 13 of 22 rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri within 42–175 d after they were implanted. Encapsulation of the dummy transmitters by the intestine and passage through the anus appeared to be the mechanism of expulsion.
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Chisholm et al. (1985) studied this question.