Developmental changes in escape response performance of five species of marine larval fish

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1246-1253

  Williams, P J ^a   Brown, J A ^b   Gotceitas, V ^b   Pepin, P ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES; ESCAPE RESPONSE; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; SWIMMING SPEED;

CLUPEA HARENGUS HARENGUS; GADUS MORHUA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; ULVARIA SUBBIFURCATA;

EID: 85047678587     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-052     Document Type: Article

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