Winter habits of the cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792), in Newfoundland
Cunners along the southern and eastern coasts of Newfoundland are found by SCUBA diving operations to be torpid under rocks in shallow water when winter temperatures fall below 5 °C, and this observation is supported by laboratory observations.
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1971
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-218 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-218 |
Summary: | Cunners along the southern and eastern coasts of Newfoundland are found by SCUBA diving operations to be torpid under rocks in shallow water when winter temperatures fall below 5 °C, and this observation is supported by laboratory observations. |
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