Conditional use of mangrove habitats by fishes: Depth as a cue to avoid predators

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 966-976

  Ellis, William L ^a   Bell, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; NEKTON; PREDATION RISK; WATER DEPTH;

CYPRINODON; CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 12444303355     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803423     Document Type: Article

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