Movements of yellow- and silver-phase European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) tracked in the western North Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 510-536

  McCleave, J D ^a   Arnold, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European eel; Homing; Migration; Orientation; Selective tidal stream transport; Swimming speed; Vertical movements

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; MOVEMENT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH SEA;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; ROSTRATA;

EID: 0033180419     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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