Empirical evaluation of predator-driven diel vertical migration in Lake Superior

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 473-485

  Stockwell, Jason D ^a,d   Hrabik, Thomas R ^b   Jensen, Olaf P ^c,e   Yule, Daniel L ^a   Balge, Matthew ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; DIEL MIGRATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGE; SALMONID; TRAWLING; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

COREGONUS; COREGONUS ARTEDI; COREGONUS KIYI; MYSIS RELICTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 77649145966     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-198     Document Type: Article

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