Otolith-check formation and accelerated growth associated with sex change in an annual protogynous tropical fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 266, Issue , 2004, Pages 201-212

  Walker, Stefan P W ^a   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth acceleration; Larval growth; Monandric protogyny; Otolith increments; Pinguipedidae; Sex change

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; OTOLITH; SEX REVERSAL;

PARAPERCIS; PARAPERCIS CYLINDRICA; PINGUIPEDIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342332616     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps266201     Document Type: Article

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