Horizontal movements and depth distribution of large adult yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) near the Hawaiian Islands, recorded using ultrasonic telemetry: Implications for the physiological ecology of pelagic fishes

Marine Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-408

  Brill, R W ^a,b   Block, B A ^c   Boggs, C H ^a   Bigelow, K A ^b   Freund, E V ^c   Marcinek, D J ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; FISH; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

MAKAIRA NIGRICANS; TETRAPTURUS AUDAX; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0032891981     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050478     Document Type: Article

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