What drives the diel vertical migrations of Antarctic midwater fish?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 639-642

  Robison, Bruce H ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; DIEL MIGRATION; FISH; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ANTARCTICA;

BONUS;

EID: 0038061593     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007586h     Document Type: Article

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