Home range and activity patterns of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Serranidae)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 154, Issue , 1997, Pages 65-77

  Zeller, Dirk C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Coral reef fish; Fisheries management; Home ranges; Marine reserves; Plectropomus leopardus; Serranidae; Ultrasonic telemetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ACTIVITY PATTERNS; CORAL TROUT; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; REEF FISH; ULTRASONIC TELEMETRY;

ANTHOZOA; LEOPARDUS; PISCES; PLECTROPOMUS LEOPARDUS; SALMONIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 0030802545     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps154065     Document Type: Article

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