Oceanographic preferences of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, on their Gulf of Mexico breeding grounds

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1105-1119

  Teo, Steven L H ^a   Boustany, Andre M ^a   Block, Barbara A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT USE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PERCIFORM; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REMOTE SENSING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE SELECTION; TAGGING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 34548694132     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0758-1     Document Type: Article

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