Temperature-mediated variation in early life history traits and recruitment success of the coral reef fish Thalassoma bifasciatum in the Florida Keys

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 308, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-15

  Sponaugle, Su ^a   Grorud Colvert, Kirsten ^a   Pinkard, Deanna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Larval and juvenile growth; Otoliths; Pelagic larval duration; Reef fish settlement and recruitment; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RECRUITMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM;

EID: 33644979342     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps308001     Document Type: Article

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