Maneuverability of four species of coral-reef fish that differ in body and pectoral-fin morphology

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1102-1110

  Gerstner, Cynthia L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b John G Shedd Aquarium ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ACANTHURUS BAHANIEUSIS; ACANTHURUS MONROVIAE; ANTHOZOA; CHAETODON CAPISTRATUS; CHROMIS CHROMIS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PANTODONTIDAE; STEGASTES LEUCOSTICTUS; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM; THALASSOMA LUCASANUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033304737     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-086     Document Type: Article

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