Daytime surface swarming by Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars) (Crustacea, Euphausiacea) off Brier Island, Bay of Fundy

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Brown, R. G.B., Barker, S. P., Gaskin, D. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1979
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Island Bay; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z79-297; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z79-297

In July–September the euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars) swarms at the surface in daytime off Brier Island, Nova Scotia (ca. 44°15′ N 66°23′ W). Systematic observations of swarming were made, mainly in late August 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1978, supplemented in 1974 and 1975 by the frequency...