Spawning rhythms of common snook in Florida

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 502-520

  Taylor, R G ^a   Grier, H J ^a,b   Whittington, J A ^a,c  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Stock Enhancement Research Facility   (United States)

^c Tequesta Field Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual and diel periodicity; Centropomus undecimalis; Gonad maturation; Reproductive indices; Spawning; Spawning frequency

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING;

UNITED STATES;

CENTROPOMUS UNDECIMALIS;

EID: 0032169706     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0721     Document Type: Article

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