Variation in the population biology of protogynous coral reef fishes over tens of kilometres

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-218

  Gust, Nick ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; MATURATION; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SEX REVERSAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; CHLORURUS; CHLORURUS SORDIDUS; PISCES; SCARUS; SCARUS FRENATUS; TRIXIS;

EID: 2642549799     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-160     Document Type: Article

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