How many species of shore fishes are there in the Tropical Eastern Pacific?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-51

  Zapata, Fernando A ^a   Ross Robertson, D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size variation; Depth range effects; Faunal richness; Geographic range size; Habitat richness; Habitat use effects; Shore fishes; Species description dynamics; Tropical Eastern Pacific

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BODY SIZE; FAUNA; FISH; ISOLATED POPULATION; NEW SPECIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

PISCES;

EID: 33845599621     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01586.x     Document Type: Article

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