Reproduction and recruitment of white mullet (Mugil curema) to a tropical lagoon (Margarita Island, Venezuela) as revealed by otolith microstructure

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 809-821

  Marin E , Baumar J ^a   Quintero, Antonio ^a   Bussière, Dany ^b   Dodson, Julian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; OTOLITH; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

MARGARITA ISLAND; NUEVA ESPARTA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

MARGARITES; MUGIL; MUGIL CUREMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344495594     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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