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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Green, John M., Farwell, Morley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1971
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-218
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-218
Description
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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