The influence of freshwater inflows on spawning success and early growth of an estuarine resident fish species, Acanthopagrus butcheri

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1529-1544

  Sakabe, R ^a   Lyle, J M ^a   Crawford, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daily increment analysis; Little Swanport Estuary; Reproductive cycle; Salinity; Spawning date; Temperate estuary

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; MALE; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; TASMANIA; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ACANTHOPAGRUS BUTCHERI; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 79955522954     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02959.x     Document Type: Article

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