Vertical movement and behavior of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, in the northwest Atlantic

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 396, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-146

  Potter, Inga F ^a   Howell, W Huntting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mola mola; Northwest Atlantic; Ocean sunfish; Pop up satellite tag; Vertical movement

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLD WATER; DIEL MIGRATION; FISH; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

MOLA MOLA; MOLIDAE;

EID: 78650171683     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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