Compensating in the wild: Is flexible growth the key to early juvenile survival?

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-120

  Gagliano, Monica ^a   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPENSATION; CONSPECIFIC; FISH; GROWTH; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ANTHOZOA; POMACENTRUS AMBOINENSIS;

EID: 33846238128     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.15418.x     Document Type: Article

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