Refuge-use strategies of stream fishes in response to extreme low flows

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1047-1059

  Davey, A J H ^a   Kelly, D J ^a   Biggs, B J F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Flow variability; Perturbation; Refuge habitat; Summer drought

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BURROWING; FISH; LOW FLOW; MORPHOLOGY; REFUGE; RIFFLE; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

GALAXIAS; GALAXIAS VULGARIS; GOBIOMORPHUS BREVICEPS; PHILYPNODON; PISCES;

EID: 33748797994     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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