Life history of the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus, an obligate reef-dweller

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 687-698

  Sharp, William C ^a   Hunt, John H ^a   Lyons, William G ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Keys; Looe Key; Panulirus argus; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; LIFE HISTORY; LOBSTER; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

FLORIDA; LOOE KEY REEF; USA;

DECAPODA; PANULIRUS ARGUS; PANULIRUS GUTTATUS;

EID: 0031395045     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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