Patterns of movement and habitat use by tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) in the Upper Zambezi River (Namibia)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-86

  Økland, Finn ^a   Thorstad, E B ^a   Hay, C J ^b   Naesje T F ^a,c   Chanda, B ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Natl Mar Inf/Research Centre   (Namibia)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Min of Agriculture/Co operatives   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Habitat; Hydrocynus vittatus; Movement; Radio telemetry; Tigerfish

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; FISH; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; SITE FIDELITY; WATER LEVEL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZAMBEZI RIVER;

HYDROCYNUS; HYDROCYNUS VITTATUS;

EID: 14344265133     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2004.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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