Spatial variation in larval growth and gut fullness in a coral reef fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 383, Issue , 2009, Pages 239-249

  Sponaugle, Su ^a   Llopiz, Joel K ^a   Havel, Lisa N ^a,b   Rankin, Tauna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Early life history; Fish larvae; Larval growth; Larval trophic ecology; Otolith microstructure; Zooplankton prey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATER; CORAL REEF; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTALITY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TRANSECT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; STRAITS OF FLORIDA;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM; THALASSOMA LUCASANUM;

EID: 67149084706     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07988     Document Type: Article

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