Selective tidal stream transport by American eels during homing movements and estuarine migration

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 871-889

  Parker, Steven J ^a,b   McCleave, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b EOU ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN EEL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HOMING; HOMING BEHAVIOUR; MIGRATION; MIGRATIONS; MOVEMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CURRENTS;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; ROSTRATA;

EID: 0030836984     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400036237     Document Type: Article

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