Daily activity pattern of the sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus (Pisces), at low light intensity

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 603, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-137

  Ehrenberg, Sigrid Z ^a   Ejdung, Gunilla ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity rhythm; Baltic Sea; Bury; Nocturnal; Off bottom swimming; Pomatoschistus

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BALTIC SEA; OFF-BOTTOM SWIMMING;

HYDROLOGY;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; LIGHT INTENSITY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PERCIFORM; SWIMMING; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

PISCES; POMATOSCHISTUS; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 41049092067     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9253-4     Document Type: Article

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