First observations of the burrows of Anguilla japonica

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1534-1543

  Aoyama, J ^a   Shinoda, A ^a   Sasai, S ^a   Miller, M J ^a   Tsukamoto, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burrows; Casts; Freshwater eel; Habitat; Yellow eel phase

Indexed keywords

BURROW; EEL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MUD;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUKUI RIVER; JAPAN; SHIKOKU; TOKUSHIMA;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845587409     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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