Influence of salinity on the migration of postlarval and juvenile flounder Pleuronectes flesus L. in a gradient experiment

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1411-1420

  Bos, A R ^a,c   Thiel, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts   (Germany)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estuarine distribution; Experimental aquarium; Flatfish larvae; Metamorphosis; Ontogenetic development

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; FISH; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ONTOGENY; SALINITY;

PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 33745313119     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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