Observations on the nocturnal activity and feeding behavior of Anguilla japonica glass eels under laboratory conditions

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Dou, Shuo Zeng ^a,b   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Burying rhythm; Feeding habit; Japanese eel; Light regime; Lunar cycles; Shelter preference

Indexed keywords

EEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT EFFECT; LUNAR CYCLE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SHELTER;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0142134245     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025894010739     Document Type: Article

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