Environmental influences on the relationship between juvenile and larval growth of Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 349, Issue , 2007, Pages 81-88

  Searcy, Steven P ^a,b,e   Eggleston, David B ^b   Hare, Jonathan A ^c,d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Atlantic croaker; Freshwater runoff; Habitat quality; Juvenile growth; Larval growth

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; JUVENILE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NURSERY GROUND; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; RUNOFF;

MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS;

EID: 36949022041     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07124     Document Type: Article

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