Diel activity rhythm of seabass tracked in a natural environment: Group effects on swimming patterns and amplitudes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 162-168

  Anras, Marie Laure Bégout ^a   Lagardère, Jean Paul ^a   Lafaye, Jean Yves ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Institut Universitaire de Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; COASTAL ZONE; DIEL ACTIVITY; DIEL ACTIVITY RHYTHM; GROUP EFFECT; SALTMARSH; SEABASS; SWIMMING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR;

FRANCE, POITON-CHARENTES, CHARENTES-MARITIME;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX;

EID: 85047677086     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-253     Document Type: Article

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