Nocturnal vertical distribution of late-stage larval coral reef fishes off the leeward side of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 439-451

  Fisher, Rebecca ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LARVA; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LIZARD ISLAND; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 10344249913     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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