Observations on the near-surface behaviour of sardinella schools in Angolan waters

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-176

  Misund, O A ^a   Luyeye, N ^b   Boyer, D ^c   Coetzee, J ^d   Cloete, R ^c   Dalen, J ^a   Oechslin, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Instituto de Investigacdo Pesqueiro   (Angola)

^c MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^d MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Sardinella; Schooling; Sightings; Sonar

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SONAR; SURFACE WATER; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AVES; PHOCIDAE; SARDINELLA; SARDINELLA AURITA; SARDINELLA MADERENSIS;

EID: 23744436083     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504076     Document Type: Article

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