In situ observations of a possible skate nursery off the western Antarctic Peninsula
A dense aggregation of skate egg cases was imaged during a photographic survey of the sea floor along the western Antarctic Peninsula in November 2013. Egg cases were noted in a narrow band between 394 and 443 m depth. Although some skate species in other oceans are known to utilize restricted areas...
Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12679 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.12679 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.12679 |
Summary: | A dense aggregation of skate egg cases was imaged during a photographic survey of the sea floor along the western Antarctic Peninsula in November 2013. Egg cases were noted in a narrow band between 394 and 443 m depth. Although some skate species in other oceans are known to utilize restricted areas to deposit eggs in great numbers, such nurseries have not been described in the Southern Ocean. |
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