Comparison of the life histories of three co-occurring wrasses (Teleostei: Labridae) in coastal waters of south-eastern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 560-574

  Morton, Jason K ^a,b   Gladstone, William ^b   Hughes, Julian M ^c   Stewart, John ^c  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Growth; Hermaphrodite; Labrid; Otolith; Protogyny; Reproduction; Temperate fish

Indexed keywords

AGING; COASTAL WATER; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HERMAPHRODITISM; LIFE HISTORY; PERCIFORM; REEF; REPRODUCTION; ROCKY SHORE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

LABRIDAE; NOTOLABRUS GYMNOGENIS; OPHTHALMOLEPIS LINEOLATUS; PICTILABRUS LATICLAVIUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 48049099928     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07216     Document Type: Article

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