Sex structure and potential female fecundity in a Epinephelus guttatus spawning aggregation: Applying ultrasonic imaging

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 983-995

  Whiteman, E A ^a,c   Jennings, C A ^b   Nemeth, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity; protogyny; Sex ratio; Spawning aggregation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX RATIO; ULTRASONICS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; SAINT THOMAS; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.); WORLD;

EPINEPHELUS GUTTATUS;

EID: 17244369121     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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