Homing and site fidelity in the greasy grouper Epinephelus tauvina (Serranidae) within a marine protected area in coastal Kenya

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 277, Issue , 2004, Pages 245-251

  Kaunda Arara, Boaz ^a   Rose, George A ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b a specialized research centre of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Home range; Marine reserves; Spring tides

Indexed keywords

HOMING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; REEF; SITE FIDELITY; TIDAL CYCLE;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MALINDI MARINE PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS TAUVINA; PERCIFORMES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 4544249931     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps277245     Document Type: Article

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