Early life history of Pomatomus saltatrix off the east coast of South Africa

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 319-322

  Beckley, Lynnath E ^a   Connell, Allan D ^b  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b CSIR Catchment Coast Environ Prog   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EARLY STAGES; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LIFE HISTORY;

INDIAN OCEAN, AGULHAS CURRENT; SOUTH AFRICA, EAST COAST;

EID: 0029662761     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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