Tracking and mapping sun-synchronous migrations and diel space use patterns of Haemulon sciurus and Lutjanus apodus in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 525-538

  Hitt, Steven ^a   Pittman, Simon J ^a,b   Brown, Kerry A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Caribbean; Diel migrations; Fish; Movement; Space use

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; CORAL REEF; DIEL MIGRATION; GIS; MOVEMENT; PERCIFORM; RADIOTELEMETRY; RECOGNITION; SITE FIDELITY; SPACE USE; SYNCHRONY; TRACKING;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; UNITED STATES; VIRGIN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; HAEMULON SCIURUS; LUTJANUS APODUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 80355133365     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9875-2     Document Type: Article

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