Population structure, growth rates, and seasonal abundance of two Syngnathus pipefish species

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1161-1171

  Ripley, Jennifer L ^a   Foran, Christy M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; MIGRATION; PATERNAL CARE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; CHINCOTEAGUE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

SYNGNATHUS; SYNGNATHUS FLORIDAE; SYNGNATHUS FUSCUS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 36849075184     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02781817     Document Type: Article

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