Temporal spawning patterns of several surgeonfishes and wrasses in American Samoa

Pacific Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Craig, P C ^a,b  

^a Dept of Mar and Wildlife Resources   (American Samoa)

^b Box 532 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REEF FISH; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING; SURGEONFISH; WRASSE;

SAMOA(AMERICAN);

ACANTHURUS LINEATUS; ACANTHURUS TRIOSTEGUS; THALASSOMA HARDWICKII;

EID: 0031869963     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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