Sound production of red grouper epinephelus morio on the west Florida shelf

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-108

  Nelson, Misty D ^a   Koenig, Christopher C ^b   Coleman, Felicia C ^b   Mann, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Diel periodicity; Epinephelidae; Fish behavior; Gulf of Mexico; In situ observations; Video

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS MORIO;

EID: 79956106820     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00325     Document Type: Article

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