Effects of water temperature, salinity and feeding regimes on metamorphosis, growth and otolith Sr:Ca ratios of Megalops cyprinoides leptocephali

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-50

  Chen, Hui Lun ^a   Shen, Kang Ning ^a   Chang, Chih Wei ^b,c   Iizuka, Yoshiyuki ^d   Tzeng, Wann Nian ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Daily growth increments; Environmental factors; Megalops cyprinoids; Metamorphosis; Otolith strontium:calcium ratios; Pacific tarpon

Indexed keywords

CYPRINOIDEA; MEGALOPIDAE; MEGALOPS; MEGALOPS CYPRINOIDES;

EID: 68649089877     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00062     Document Type: Article

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