Evaluation of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in studies of sea urchins: Caution advised

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Lauzon Guay, Jean Sébastien ^a,b   Scheibling, Robert E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feeding; Growth; Movement; Passive integrated transponder tags; Reproduction; Sea urchins; Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 76149107846     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00040     Document Type: Article

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