Reaction of silver eels to artificial light sources and water currents: An experimental deflection study

River Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 365-371

  Hadderingh, R H ^a   Van Aerssen, G H F M ^a   De Beijer, R F L J ^b   Van Der Velde, G ^b  

^a KEMA   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Deflection systems; Flow attraction; Hydroelectric power stations; Light avoidance; Silver eels; Water current; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

LIGHT;

EID: 0032733086     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(199907/08)15:4<365::aid-rrr552>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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