Do abiotic factors drive the early growth of juvenile spot (Leiostomus xanthurus)?

Fisheries Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 186-193

  Rakocinski, Chet F ^a   Peterson, Mark S ^a   Comyns, Bruce H ^a   Zapfe, Glenn A ^b   Fulling, Gregory L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c Geo Marine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Early growth; Estuaries; Growth experiments; Recruitment; Sciaenidae

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; OTOLITH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RECRUITMENT;

LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; PISCES; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 33750364810     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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