Browsing by Subject "vertical migrations"
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A review on mesopelagic fishes belonging to family Myctophidae
(Springer, 2011)Myctophids are mesopelagic fishes belonging to family Myctophidae commonly called as 'Lanternfishes', Ecologically, myctophids link primary consumers like copepods, euphausiids and top predators like squids, whales and ... -
Distribution and abundance of pelagic shrimps from the deep scattering layer of the eastern Arabian Sea
(The National Shellfisheries Association, 2006)The sonic scattering layer (SSL) or deep scattering layer (DSL) of the eastern Arabian Sea of India is found in depths between surfaces to 750 m with varying thicknesses and in multiple layers. There is a distinct resident ... -
Distribution of meroplankton in relation to the thermocline in the Western Indian ocean during day and night
(Marine Biological Association of India, 1991)Based on 35 night and 27 day zooplankton collections made from a depth of 200 m to surface and the thermocline layer to surface, the distribution of meroplankton in relation to the thermocline was studied in the western ... -
Distribution of Oxycephalidae (Hyperiidea-Amphipoda) in the Indian Ocean- A statistical study
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)Statistical analysis of oxycephalids on coexistence of the species showed two clusters of high affinity in the Arabian Sea, four in the Bay of Bengal, one in the South East Indian Ocean and three in the South West Indian ... -
Free-living copepods of the Arabian Sea: Distributions and research perspectives
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1999)The subclass Copepoda consists of 10 orders and exhibit great diversity in morphology as well as the habitats they occupy. Within the orders themselves, there are sometimes overlaps-some are free living or could be parasitic. ... -
Vertical migratory rhythms of benthic diatoms in a tropical intertidal sand flat: Influence of irradiance and tides
(Springer, 2004)Vertical migratory behavior of benthic diatoms is one of the adaptive strategies employed for a life in intertidal habitats. Irradiance and tides are considered to be the key factors governing vertical migration. Experiments ...