A spawning aggregation of Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus (Pisces: Serranidae) in the Mexican Caribbean

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-361

  Aguilar Perera, Alfonso ^a   Aguilar Dávila, William ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coloration; Fish behavior; Fishing; Reef fish; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS; SERRANIDAE;

AGGREGATION; LUNAR CYCLE; NASSAU GROUPER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REEFS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; SPAWNING AGGREGATION; SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS;

CARIBBEAN SEA, MEXICAN COAST; MEXICO, QUINTANA RAO; MEXICO, QUINTANA ROO;

EID: 0029667827     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00002527     Document Type: Article

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