The utility of a long-term acoustic recording system for detecting white seabass Atractoscion nobilis spawning sounds

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1859-1870

  Aalbers, S A ^a   Sepulveda, C A ^a  

^a Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research (PIER)   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish reproduction; Reproductive activity; Sciaenidae; Sound production

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOUND; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SOUND; TEMPERATURE;

ATRACTOSCION NOBILIS; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 84868661198     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03399.x     Document Type: Article

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