Diurnal observations of sheltering behaviour in the coral reef sea cucumber Holothuria whitmaei

Fisheries Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-117

  Shiell, Glenn R ^a   Knott, Brenton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

B che der mer; Censusing; Fisheries; Holothuria nobilis; Trepang

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA NOBILIS; HOLOTHURIA WHITMAEI; HOLOTHUROIDEA; MANTA;

EID: 41949090510     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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