Patterns of embryo mortality in a demersally spawning coral reef fish and the role of predatory fishes

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 363-373

  Emslie, Michael J ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damselfish; Demersal nest; Embryo mortality; Great Barrier Reef; Pomacentridae; Pomacentrus; Predation pressure; Spawning success

Indexed keywords

DEMERSAL FISH; EMBRYO; MORTALITY; PREDATION; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035053480     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011069126615     Document Type: Article

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