Vertical distribution behaviour and its spatial variation in late-stage larvae of coral-reef fishes during the day

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-88

  Leis, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chaetodontidae; Coral reef; Dispersal; Fish larvae; Lutjanidae; Pomacentridae; Spatial variation; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

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

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 3142686276     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240410001705761     Document Type: Article

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