Behavioural consequences of density-dependent habitat use in juvenile cod Gadus morhua and G. ogac: The role of movement and aggregation

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 272, Issue , 2004, Pages 257-270

  Laurel, B J ^a   Gregory, R S ^a,b   Brown, J A ^a   Hancock, J K ^a   Schneider, D C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Atlantic cod; Density dependence; Greenland cod; Habitat selection; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT USE;

GADUS MORHUA; GADUS OGAC;

EID: 3042614054     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps272257     Document Type: Article

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