Diel behavior of sardine and anchovy schools in the California Current System

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 394, Issue , 2009, Pages 247-262

  Kaltenberg, Amanda M ^a   Benoit Bird, Kelly J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Anchovy; Behavior; Fisheries; Predator prey relationship; Sardine; Schooling; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC METHOD; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CLUPEOID; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DIEL VARIATION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; WATER COLUMN;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLUPEIDAE; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 71849085400     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08252     Document Type: Article

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