Effects of incident light and background conditions on potential conspicuousness of Hawaiian coral reef fish

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 495-508

  Barry, Karen L ^a,b   Hawryshyn, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CORAL REEF; FISH; LIGHT EFFECT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

CHAETODON AURIGA; LABROIDES PHTHIROPHAGUS; THALASSOMA DUPERREY; ZEBRASOMA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 0032766540     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315498000629     Document Type: Article

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