Variable larval growth in a coral reef fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 206, Issue , 2000, Pages 213-226

  Searcy, S P ^a   Sponaugle, S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition at settlement; Coral reef fish; Early life history traits; Growth plasticity; Juvenile growth; Larval growth; Otolith; Pelagic larval duration; Thalassoma bifasciatum

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT;

BARBADOS;

THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM;

EID: 0034602013     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps206213     Document Type: Article

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