Homing and group cohesion in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua revealed by tagging experiments

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 714-727

  Tamdrari, H ^a   Brethes J C ^a   Castonguay, M ^b   Duplisea, D E ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Migrations; Northern Gulf of St Lawrence; Stock rebuilding; Sub stock structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GADUS MORHUA; HOMING BEHAVIOR;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84863993169     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03367.x     Document Type: Article

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