Size-dependent behavior of tuna in an array of fish aggregating devices (FADs)

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 907-914

  Robert, Marianne ^a,b   Dagorn, Laurent ^a   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^b   Itano, David ^c   Holland, Kim ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; DIET; FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE; GROUP SIZE; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAGGING;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 84858746664     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1868-3     Document Type: Article

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