Movements of shortfinned eels, Anguilla australis, in Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand: Results from mark-recapture studies and sonic tracking

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-381

  Jellyman, D J ^a   Glova, G J ^a   Todd, P R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anguilla australis; Localised movement; Mark recapture; Movements; Shortfinned eel; Sonic tags; Tags

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS;

MARK-RECAPTURE; MOVEMENT; SHORTFINNED EEL; SONIC TRACKING; TAGGING;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, LAKE ELLESMERE;

EID: 0029661088     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1996.9516724     Document Type: Article

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