COELACANTH LATIMERIA-CHALUMNAE AGGREGATES IN CAVES - 1ST OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR RESTING HABITAT AND SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR

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作者
FRICKE, H [1 ]
SCHAUER, J
HISSMANN, K
KASANG, L
PLANTE, R
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST VERHALTENSPHYSIOL, W-8130 SEEWIESEN, GERMANY
[2] CTR OCEANOL MARSEILLE, MARINE ENDOUME STN, F-13007 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
关键词
LIVING FOSSIL; SUBMERSIBLE OBSERVATIONS; ACTINISTIAN; SARCOPTERYGII;
D O I
10.1007/BF02028843
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
We report first observations on social behavior of Latimeria chalumnae in its natural environment at around 200m depth in the Comoro Archipelago, Western Indian Ocean. Coelacanths aggregate in small non-aggressive groups in sheltered lava-caves. They live in open site-attached social systems with individuals occupying large overlapping home ranges of more than 8 km coastline, some for a period of at least 2 years.
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页码:281 / 285
页数:5
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