Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish

Oecologia

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 521-525

  Bergenius, Mikaela A J ^a   Meekan, Mark G ^b   Robertson, D Ross ^b   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical period; Growth; Otolith; Plankton; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; OTOLITH; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 0036936118     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4     Document Type: Article

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