In situ swimming behaviour of individual mesopelagic fish studied by split-beam echo target tracking

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 346-354

  Torgersen, T ^a   Kaartvedt, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic methodology; Diel vertical migration; Swimming pattern; Swimming speed

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; MAUROLICUS MUELLERI; PISCES;

EID: 0034997177     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.1016     Document Type: Article

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