Vertical migrations may control maturation in migrating female Anguilla dieffenbachii

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 404, Issue , 2010, Pages 241-247

  Jellyman, Donald ^a   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anguilla dieffenbachii; Diving; Freshwater eel; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; EEL; MATURATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; SPAWNING GROUND; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; THERMOREGULATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII; ANGUILLIDAE;

EID: 77954116813     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08468     Document Type: Article

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