Site fidelity and activity patterns of a humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae), as determined by acoustic telemetry

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-508

  Chateau, Olivier ^a   Wantiez, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Acoustic tracking; Behaviour; Emblematic species; Home range; New Caledonia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HOME RANGE; PERCIFORM; RANGE SIZE; REEF; SITE FIDELITY; TELEMETRY; TRACKING;

LAREGNERE ISLAND; MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; NEW CALEDONIA [NEW CALEDONIA (DPN)]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CHEILINUS UNDULATUS; LABRIDAE;

EID: 35448946902     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9149-6     Document Type: Article

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