Nocturnal light and lunar cycle effects on diel migration of micronekton

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1789-1800

  Benoit Bird, Kelly J ^a   Au, Whitlow W L ^b   Wisdom, Daniel W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIGHT EFFECT; LUNAR CYCLE; MICRONEKTON; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAFLOOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67949115508     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.5.1789     Document Type: Article

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