The cost of metamorphosis in flatfishes

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-45

  Geffen, A J ^a   van der Veer, H W ^b   Nash, R D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Feeding; Flatfish; Growth; Metamorphosis; Settlement; Survival

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FLATFISH; GROWTH; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SURVIVAL;

PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 34347272628     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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