Acoustic evidence for unusual diel behaviour of a mesopelagic fish (Vinciguerria nimbaria) exploited by tuna

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 443-447

  Marchai, Emile ^a   Lebourges, Anne ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Diel behaviour; Katsuwonus pelamis; Thunnus albacares; Tuna feeding; Vinciguerria

Indexed keywords

KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES; VINCIGUERRIA; VINCIGUERRIA NIMBARIA;

ACOUSTIC SURVEYS; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS; REVERSE PHOTOTAXIS; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOUR;

ATLANTIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0029729069     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0062     Document Type: Article

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