Use of sandy beach habitat by Fundulus majalis, a surf-zone fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 164, Issue , 1998, Pages 307-310

  Harvey, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundulus majalis; Habitat use; Sandy beach; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

FUNDULUS MAJALIS;

EID: 0032499163     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps164307     Document Type: Article

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