Swimming activity and behaviour of European Anguilla anguilla glass eels in response to photoperiod and flow reversal and the role of energy status

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2002-2013

  Du Colombier, S Bureau ^a   Bolliet, V ^b   Bardonnet, A ^b  

^a Ecologie Comportementale et Biologie des Populations de Poissons   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Estuary; Migration; Physiology; Swimming patterns

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EEL; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SWIMMING; WATER FLOW;

ANGUILLA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; SWIMMING; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 68349144300     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02269.x     Document Type: Article

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