Temporal variation in the early life-history characteristics of the King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctata) from analysis of otolith microstructure

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 809-818

  Fowler, Anthony J ^a   Short, David A ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; SILLAGINODES PUNCTATA;

GROWTH; KING GEORGE WHITING; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LIFE HISTORY; OTOLITH MICROSTRUCTURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, BARKER INLET;

EID: 0029661003     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960809     Document Type: Article

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