In situ observation of settlement behaviour in larvae of coral reef fishes at night

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2707-2713

  Irisson, J O ^a   Lecchini, D ^a,b  

^a Centre de Biologie et d Ecologie Tropicale et Méditerranéenne   (French Polynesia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Habitat selection; Larvae; Swimming behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349240355     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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