Environmental preferences of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) at the northern extent of its range

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-132

  Block, B A ^a   Keen, J E ^a   Castillo, B ^a   Dewar, H ^b   Freund, E V ^a   Marcinek, D J ^a   Brill, R W ^c   Farwell, C ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Tuna Res and Conservation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROGRAPHY; OXYGEN; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE; YELLOWFIN TUNA;

PACIFIC, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 1842400030     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050231     Document Type: Article

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