Seasonal variability in ichthyoplankton abundance and assemblage composition in the northern Gulf of Mexico off Alabama

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-207

  Hernandez Jr , Frank J ^a   Powers, Sean P ^a,b   Graham, William M ^a  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACANTHURIDAE; BREVOORTIA PATRONUS; CARANGIDAE; CHLOROSCOMBRUS CHRYSURUS; CLUPEIDAE; CYNOSCION ARENARIUS; ENGRAULIDAE; GOBIIDAE; LABRIDAE; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; SCARIDAE; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 77951013533     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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