Turning passive detection systems into field experiments: An application using wetland fishes and enclosures to track fine-scale movement and habitat choice

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-61

  Rehage, J S ^a   Boucek, R E ^a   Cline, E A ^b   Cook, M I ^b   Kobza, R M ^b   Saha, A K ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Field enclosures; Fishes; Habitat selection; Movement behavior; Passive antennas; PIT tags

Indexed keywords

CENTRARCHIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 84894253883     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-013-0154-4     Document Type: Article

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