Light sensitivity in larval fishes: Implications for vertical zonation in the pelagic zone

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 362-371

  Job, Suresh D ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARVA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL CUE;

APOGONIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0034066509     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.2.0362     Document Type: Article

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