Habitat use in Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus inferred from diving behavior

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 355-367

  Wilson, Steven G ^a   Block, Barbara A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; Dive classification; Habitat use; Hotspots; U shaped dives

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PROBABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 77952307718     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00240     Document Type: Article

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