Migration patterns in Norwegian spring-spawning herring: Why young fish swim away from the wintering area in late summer

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 247, Issue , 2003, Pages 197-210

  Kvamme, Cecilie ^a,b   Nøttestad, Leif ^a   Fernö, Anders ^a,b   Misund, Ole Arve ^a   Dommasnes, Are ^a   Axelsen, Bjørn Erik ^a   Dalpadado, Padmini ^a   Melle, Webjørn ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Feeding; Herring; Migration; Orientation mechanisms; Sonar; Swimming speed and direction

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION; PREDATION RISK;

NORWEGIAN SEA;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037418127     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps247197     Document Type: Article

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