Species assemblages of leptocephali in the southwestern Sargasso Sea

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 344, Issue , 2007, Pages 197-212

  Miller, Michael J ^a   McCleave, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Current; Larval distribution; Leptocephali; Marine eels; Northern Bahamas; Sargasso Sea; Spawning area

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EEL; LARVAL TRANSPORT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE SIZE; SPAWNING GROUND; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

ANGUILLIDAE; CHLOPSIDAE; CONGRIDAE; HETEROCONGER; MORINGUIDAE; MURAENIDAE; NETTASTOMATIDAE; OPHICHTHIDAE; PARACONGER; UROCONGER;

EID: 34748844238     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06923     Document Type: Article

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