Plasticity in vertical migration by native and exotic estuarine fishes in a dynamic low-salinity zone

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1496-1507

  Bennett, William A ^a   Kimmerer, Wim J ^b   Burau, Jon R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; PLASTICITY; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHOGOBIUS FLAVIMANUS; ACANTHOGOBUS FLAVIMANUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; HYPOMESUS; HYPOMESUS TRANSPACIFICUS; MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS; PISCES; SPIRINCHUS; SPIRINCHUS THALEICHTHYS; THALEICHTHYS;

EID: 0036735064     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.5.1496     Document Type: Article

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