Homing behaviour and individual identification of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces; Syngnathidae): A true intertidal resident?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 93-99

  Monteiro, Nuno Miguel ^a,b   Vieira, Maria Da Natividade ^a,b   Almada, Vitor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Rua Dos Bragas 177   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Facial pigmentation; Homing behaviour; Individual identification; Intertidal; Nerophis lumbriciformis; Syngnathidae

Indexed keywords

HOMING BEHAVIOR; ICHTHYOFAUNA; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA; NEROPHIS LUMBRICIFORMIS; PISCES; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 14644406201     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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