Using acoustic telemetry to observe the effects of a groundfish predator (Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua) on movement of the American lobster (Homarus americanus)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1625-1634

  McMahan, Marissa D ^a,b   Brady, Damian C ^b   Cowan, Diane F ^c   Grabowski, Jonathan H ^d   Sherwood, Graham D ^a  

^a GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c Lobster Conservancy   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONTRACTION; HABITAT; HOME RANGE; LOBSTER; MOVEMENT; PREDATOR; RANGE EXPANSION; REFUGE; SHELTER; TELEMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 84885636522     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0065     Document Type: Article

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