Coral-reef sounds enable nocturnal navigation by some reef-fish larvae in some places and at some times

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 724-737

  Leis, J M ^a   Carson Ewart, B M ^a   Hay, A C ^a   Cato, D H ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apogonidae; Auditory localization; Hearing; Pelagic larvae; Pomacentridae; Settlement

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; CORAL REEF; NAVIGATION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LIZARD ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; APOGONIDAE; BLENNIIDAE; CHAETODONTIDAE; LETHRINIDAE; MULLIDAE; POMACENTRIDAE; SERRANIDAE; SPHYRAENIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2342514101     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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