Patch exploitation by small gadoids: Evidence for an asymmetric tidal effect

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 996-1005

  Hall, S J ^a,b   Tuck, I D ^a   Robertson, M R ^a   Basford, D J ^a   Heaney, S D ^a,c  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SASA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Foraging; Small gadoid; Tidal rhythms

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FISH; GADOIDS; PATCH EXPLOITATION; TIDAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0029731305     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01493.x     Document Type: Article

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