Determining prey availability for rock lobsters, Jasus lalandii: Diver-sampling versus monochrome video photography

Marine Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-352

  Mayfield, S ^a   Branch, G M ^a   Cockcroft, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; LOBSTER; PREY AVAILABILITY; SCUBA DIVING; VIDEOGRAPHY;

JASUS LALANDII;

EID: 0032728485     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050633     Document Type: Article

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