Combining motility and bioluminescent signalling aids mate finding in deep-sea fish: A simulation study

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 293, Issue , 2005, Pages 253-262

  Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Bailey, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Mating; Mid water fish; Olfaction; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; FISH; MATE LOCATION; MOTILITY;

EID: 21244457222     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps293253     Document Type: Article

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