Foraging behaviour of larval cod (Gadus morhua) at low light intensities

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1125-1133

  Vollset, K W ^a   Folkvord, A ^b   Browman, H I ^c  

^a Uni Miljø LFI   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; LIGHT INTENSITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING; TELEOST; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 79955061364     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1635-5     Document Type: Article

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