Modelling larval dispersal and behaviour of coral reef fishes

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-76

  Simpson, Stephen D ^a   Piercy, Julius J B ^b   King, Jeremy ^c   Codling, Edward A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic noise; Biased random walks; Coral reef fishes; Dispersal; Group behaviour; Pelagic larval duration

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 84887197432     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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