Onshore-offshore distribution and abundance of tuna larvae (Pisces: Scombridae: Thunnini) in near-reef waters of the Coral Sea

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-416

  Fowler, Ashley M ^a,b,c   Leis, Jeffrey M ^c   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS; KATSUWONUS; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; SQUAMATA; THUNNINI; THUNNUS; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS ALBACARES; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 55049105476     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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