Partial diel vertical migrations in pelagic fish

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 761-770

  Mehner, Thomas ^a   Kasprzak, Peter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Body condition; Coregonus; Diel vertical migration; Fitness consequences; Individual decision; Predation risk; Zooplankton feeding

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; DECISION MAKING; DIEL MIGRATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PELAGIC FISH; PLANKTIVORE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; RESIDENT POPULATION; SALMONID; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRADE-OFF; TRAWLING; VERTICAL MIGRATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; GERMANY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SALMONID; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GENETIC FITNESS; GERMANY; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BRANDENBURG; GERMANY; STECHLINSEE;

ANIMALIA; COREGONUS;

EID: 79958049230     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01823.x     Document Type: Article

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