Planktivorous fishes as selective agents for reproductive synchrony

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 209, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 89-101

  Morgan, Steven G ^a,b   Christy, John H ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological timing; Chromatophores; Crabs; Hatching; Larval release; Predation; Visibility

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRAB; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; HATCHING; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PROTECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISIBILITY;

CRAB LARVA; CRUSTACEAN LARVAE; LARVAL RELEASE; PLANKTIVORY; PLANKTON FEEDERS; PREDATION; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE SYNCHRONY;

PANAMA;

CATALEPTODIUS TABOGANUS; DECAPODA; EURYPANOPEUS PLANUS; MEMBRAS GILBERTI; PACHYGRAPSUS TRANSVERSUS; UCA BEEBEI;

EID: 0031550313     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02690-1     Document Type: Article

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