Ecomorphological relationships in ontogeny: Anatomy and diet in gag, Mycteroperca microlepis (Pisces: Serranidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 167-180

  Mullaney Jr , Michael D ^a   Gale, Laurence D ^b  

^a Airport Office Park Building 3 ^*  (United States)

^b MICHAEL BAKER JR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; MICROLEPIS; MYCTEROPERCA MICROLEPIS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; SERRANIDAE; MYCTEROPTERCA MICROLEPIS;

EID: 0030060878     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446952     Document Type: Article

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