Effects of zooplankton density and diel period on surface-swimming duration of basking sharks

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 643-646

  Sims, D W ^a   Southall, E J ^a   Merrett, D A ^b   Sanders, J ^a,c  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SHARK; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; ZOOPLANKTON;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

CETORHININAE; CETORHINUS; CETORHINUS MAXIMUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 0037723979     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007598h     Document Type: Article

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