Behavioral responses of juvenile weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) to diel-cycling hypoxia: swimming speed, angular correlation, expected displacement, and effects of hypoxia acclimation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-424

  Brady, Damian C ^a,b   Targett, Timothy E ^a   Tuzzolino, Danielle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIEL VARIATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUSHING; HABITAT USE; HYPOXIA; JUVENILE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PERCIFORM; SWIMMING;

CYNOSCION REGALIS; PISCES;

EID: 65249105640     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-007     Document Type: Article

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