Larval settlement, post-settlement growth and secondary production of the Florida lancelet (= amphioxus) Branchiostoma floridae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 71-84

  Stokes, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Branchiostoma floridae; Breeding season; Growth; Lancelet; Larval settlement; Production

Indexed keywords

BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE;

AMPHIOXUS; BREEDING SEASON; FLORIDA LANCELET; GROWTH; GROWTH MODEL; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SETTLEMENT; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

USA, FLORIDA, TAMPA BAY;

EID: 0029669006     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps130071     Document Type: Article

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