Cross-scale observations on distribution and behavioural dynamics of ocean feeding Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 613-626

  Mackinson, S ^a   Nottestad L ^b   Guenette S ^a   Pitcher, T ^a   Misund, O A ^b   Ferno A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Behaviour; Distribution; Herring; Scale; Spatial; Temporal

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; ECHO SOUNDER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ANIMALIA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIFORMES;

EID: 0032727592     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0513     Document Type: Article

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