Tethering induces increased stress artifacts in social fish species

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1525-1531

  Pursche, A R ^a,b   Suthers, I M ^b   Taylor, M D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argyrosomus japonicus; Behaviour stress; Mortality; Mulloway; Tethering

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PERCIFORMES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; PISCES;

EID: 65449180334     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02218.x     Document Type: Article

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