Temporal and spatial variation in recruitment and growth of medusae of the jellyfish, Catostylus mosaicus (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-125

  Pitt, Kylie A ^a,b   Kingsford, Michael J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Longevity; Physical forcing; Population dynamics; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

CATOSTYLUS; CATOSTYLUS MOSAICUS; HYDROIDA; INVERTEBRATA; RHIZOSTOMEAE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0042362063     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02110     Document Type: Article

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