A probable spawning aggregation of the leather bass Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger) in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, México

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 288-295

  Aburto Oropeza, O ^a,b   Hull, P M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dermatolepis dermatolepis; Grouper; Revillagigedo Archipelago; Rocky reef; Spawning aggregation

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLEPIS DERMATOLEPIS; EPINEPHELINAE;

EID: 46749136472     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01909.x     Document Type: Article

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