Maximum sustainable swimming speeds of late-stage larvae of nine species of reef fishes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-186

  Fisher, Rebecca ^a,c   Wilson, Shaun K ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Center for Marine Resource Studies   (Turks and Caicos Islands)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coral reef; Endurance; Larval fish; Swimming speed; U crit

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISH; LARVA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; APOGONIDAE; LETHRINIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 4644353938     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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