SCHOOLING OF THE VERTICALLY MIGRATING MESOPELAGIC FISH MAUROLICUS-MUELLERI IN LIGHT SUMMER NIGHTS

Authors
KAARTVEDT S KNUTSEN T HOLST JC
Citation
S. Kaartvedt et al., SCHOOLING OF THE VERTICALLY MIGRATING MESOPELAGIC FISH MAUROLICUS-MUELLERI IN LIGHT SUMMER NIGHTS, Marine ecology. Progress series, 170, 1998, pp. 287-290
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology",Ecology
Journal title
Marine ecology. Progress series → ACNP
ISSN journal
01718630
Volume
170
Year of publication
1998
Pages
287 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-8630(1998)170:<287:SOTVMM>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Vertically migrating Maurolicus muelleri arrested their nocturnal asce nt below the peak zooplankton concentrations during Light summer night s at 62 degrees N. At 69 degrees N, the behavior was further modified, with M, muelleri forming schools in the upper layer at night. We sugg est that M. muelleri used schooling as an antipredator strategy due to the absence of dark periods.