Mechanisms maintaining sympatric distributions of two ladyfish (Elopidae: Elops) morphs in the Gulf of Mexico and western North Atlantic Ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1173-1181

  McBride, Richard S ^a   Horodysky, Andrij Z ^b,c  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; SYMPATRY; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF OF MEXICO;

ELOPIDAE; ELOPS; ELOPS SAURUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 3843060005     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.4.1173     Document Type: Article

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