Analysis of foraging movements of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus): Individuals switch between two modes of search behaviour

Population Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-53

  Newlands, Nathaniel K ^a   Lutcavage, Molly E ^b   Pitcher, Tony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Klinokinesis; Non stationary; Orthokinesis; Search behaviour; Spectral method

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PERIODICITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 3343023882     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-004-0169-9     Document Type: Article

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