Waves of agitation inside anchovy schools observed with multibeam sonar: a way to transmit information in response to predation

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1405-1417

  Gerlotto, François ^a   Bertrand, Sophie ^a   Bez, Nicolas ^a   Gutierrez, Mariano ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

anchovy; communication; fish behaviour; pelagic; predation; schooling; sea lions

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOSTATISTICS; MOVEMENT; MULTIBEAM SONAR; PELAGIC FISH; PINNIPED; PREDATION; TRANSMITTANCE; WAVE VELOCITY;

ENGRAULIDAE; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 33748257078     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.04.023     Document Type: Article

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