Photoresponses of larval Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus Latrobe) in offshore and estuarine waters: Implications for transport

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-135

  Forward Jr , Richard B ^a   Burke, John S ^b   Rittschof, Daniel ^a   Welch, James M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic menhaden; Brevoortia tyrannus; Chemical cues; Larvae; Photoresponses; Shadow response

Indexed keywords

BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS; TYRANNUS;

WATER;

ATLANTIC MENHADEN; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL STIMULI; LARVAL TRANSPORT; PHOTORESPONSE; SWIMMING;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CUE; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY; LARVA; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; STIMULUS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030197591     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00180-8     Document Type: Article

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