Reproductive ecology of the mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 72-81

  Hong, Wanshu ^a   Chen, Shixi ^a   Zhang, Qiyong ^a   Wang, Qiong ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boleophthalmus pectinirostris; Burrow fish; Reproductive ecology

Indexed keywords

BURROW; FIELD METHOD; FISH; MATING BEHAVIOR; MUDFLAT; POOL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; FUNING BAY;

BOLEOPHTHALMUS PECTINIROSTRIS; PERIOPHTHALMUS;

EID: 36049050630     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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