Size, growth, development, and survival of the planktonic larvae of Pomatomus saltatrix (Pisces: Pomatomidae)

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2415-2431

  Hare, Jonathan A ^a,b   Cowen, Robert K ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluefish; Body size; Development rate; Growth rate; Larval ecology; Marine ecosystems; Phenotypic selection; Planktonic survival; Pomatomus saltatrix; Population biology; Recruitment; Selective mortality

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; POMATOMIDAE; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 0031403977     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2415:sgdaso]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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