Influence of flood frequency, temperature and population density on migration of fundulus heteroclitus in semi-isolated marsh pond habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 391, Issue , 2009, Pages 85-96

  Hunter, Karen L ^a   Fox, Michael G ^b   Able, Kenneth W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emigration; Flooding; Fundulus heteroclitus; Marsh ponds; Mummichog; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MARSH; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; POND; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 70349764073     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08211     Document Type: Article

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