Longevity of some coral reef fish spawning aggregations

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 189-192

  Colin, Patrick L ^a,b  

^a Chuuk Atoll Research Laboratory   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^b Coral Reef Research Foundation ^*  (Palau)

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EID: 0029660042     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446955     Document Type: Article

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