Is settlement at small spatial scales by diadromous fishes from the Family Galaxiidae passive or active in a small coastal river?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 971-975

  Hale, Robin ^a,b   Swearer, Stephen E ^a   Downes, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Larval behaviour; Passive transport; Selective tidal stream transport; Settlement.

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; DIADROMY; DISCHARGE; DISPERSAL; LARVAL TRANSPORT; MORTALITY; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; TELEOST;

GALAXIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 70349509838     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08342     Document Type: Article

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