A pressurising system for long-term study of marine or freshwater organisms enabling the simulation of cyclic vertical migrations

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 615-619

  Damasceno Oliveira, Alfredo ^a,b   Gonçalves, José ^a,b   Silva, Joao ^c   Fernández Durán, Begona ^a   Coimbra, Joao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish behaviour; Flounder; Hydrostatic pressure; Semi diurnal cycle; Vertical movements

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 13244279746     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n4615     Document Type: Article

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