Does social behavior influence the dynamics of aggregations formed by tropical tunas around floating objects? An experimental approach

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-243

  Robert, Marianne ^a,b   Dagorn, Laurent ^a   Lopez, Jon ^c   Moreno, Gala ^c   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Binary choice; FADs; Social behavior; Tuna

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOMASS; BUOY SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PELAGIC FISH; PERCIFORM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TUNA FISHERY;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 84873197712     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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