Habitat use, movement, and growth of young-of-the-year Fundulus spp. in southern New Jersey salt marshes: Comparisons based on tag/recapture

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 335, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-187

  Able, Kenneth W ^a   Hagan, Stacy M ^a   Brown, Steven A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Fundulus; Growth; Habitat; Movement; Phragmites; Salt marsh; Young of the year

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; SALTMARSH; TAGGING;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; FUNDULUS LUCIAE; PHRAGMITES; SPARTINA;

EID: 33745637243     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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