Isopod infestation of postspawning Nassau grouper around Little Cayman Island

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 933-937

  Semmens, B X ^a   Luke, K E ^b   Bush, P G ^b   McCoy, C M R ^b   Johnson, B C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Cayman Islands Government   (Cayman Islands)

Author keywords

Acoustic tagging; Antillean fish trap; Excorallana; Reef fish; Spawning aggregation

Indexed keywords

FISH; ISOPOD; PARASITE INFESTATION; SPAWNING; TRAPPING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LITTLE CAYMAN;

EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS; EXCORALLANA TRICORNIS TRICORNIS;

EID: 33747410931     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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