Life-history characteristics of coral reef gobies. II. Mortality rate, mating system and timing of maturation

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 290, Issue , 2005, Pages 223-237

  Hernaman, V ^a,c   Munday, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body size; Gobiidae; Life history; Mating system; Maturity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; CORAL REEF; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; MORTALITY;

AMBLYGOBIUS BYNOENSIS; AMBLYGOBIUS PHALAENA; ANTHOZOA; ASTERROPTERYX SEMIPUNCTATUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; ISTIGOBIUS; ISTIGOBIUS GOLDMANNI; PHALAENA; PISCES; VALENCIENNEA; VALENCIENNEA MURALIS;

EID: 18844418528     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps290223     Document Type: Article

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