Variation in locomotion behaviour in northern cutthroat eel (Synaphobranchus kaupi) on the Bay of Biscay continental slope

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1689-1703

  Uiblein, Franz ^a   Lorance, Pascal ^b   Latrouite, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Bottom structure; Continental slope; Fish abundance; Hydrology; Locomotion mode; NE Atlantic; Submersible transects; Swimming speed

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; SUBMERSIBLES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LOCOMOTIVE BEHAVIOR;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; EEL; HABITAT TYPE; LOCOMOTION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

AMADINA FASCIATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; CONGER CONGER; SYNAPHOBRANCHUS; SYNAPHOBRANCHUS KAUPI;

EID: 0036709978     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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