Growth and reproduction of double-ended pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus, in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-33

  Takahashi, Eri ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^a   Lee, S Y ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Mating system; Sexual dimorphism; Syngnathidae

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE AT MATURITY;

AUSTRALIA;

SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHOIDES BIACULEATUS; VERTEBRATA; YOZIA BICOARCTATA;

EID: 0037703537     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024416031274     Document Type: Article

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