@article{fdi:42367,
  title = {{D}istribution of tuna larvae between {M}adagascar and the {E}quator, {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{C}onand, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}ichards, {W}.{J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} total of 433 plankton tows, made in the {I}ndian {O}cean between the equator and {M}adagascar, were examined for the presence of scombrid larvae. {I}n order of abundance, those found were : #{K}atsuwonus pelamis$ (73%), #{T}hunnus albacares$ (15%), #{A}uxis$ sp. (7%), #{E}uthynnus affinis$ (2%), #{A}canthocybium solandri ({O}.6%), #{T}hunnus obesus$ (0.3%), and #{T}hunnus alalunga$ (0.3%). {T}he distribution and abundance of larvae were examined in terms of temperature and salinity data collected concurrently. {R}anges of both parameters were well within normal limits of larval occurrence. {L}arvae of #{K}. pelamis$ and #{T}. albacares$ were most abundant during the summer season. #{K}. pelamis$ were scarce at temperatures lower than 24°{C}, but salinity conditions showed no effect. {F}or #{T}. albacares$ temperatures below 27°{C} correlated with low abundance, and high temperatures and salinities correlated with high abundance. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{THON} ; {LARVE} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {ABONDANCE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {RELATION} {ESPECE} {ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {O}ceanography},
  numero = {},
  pages = {321--336},
  ISSN = {0196-5581},
  year = {1982},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42367},
}