Growth, development and survival of larval Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus) in large laboratory containers

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 143-155

  Schoedinger, S E ^a   Epifanio, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Larvae; Mortality; Prey density; Tautog

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEEDING; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

TAUTOGA ONITIS;

DEVELOPMENT; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; GROWTH; REEF FISH; SURVIVAL; TAUTOG;

EID: 0031585829     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02708-6     Document Type: Article

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