Comparison between two lunar situations on emission and larval transport of decapod larvae in the Mondego estuary (Portugal)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Goncalves F ^a   Ribeiro, R ^b   Soares, A M V M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Decapod larvae; Emission; Larval transport; Mondego estuary; Nyctemeral cycles; Portugal

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LUNAR CYCLE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; TIDAL CYCLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PANOPEIDAE; RHITHROPANOPEUS HARRISII;

EID: 0038339613     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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