Large-scale variation in life history traits of the widespread diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus, reflects geographic differences in local environmental conditions

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 790-800

  Barbee, Nicole C ^a   Hale, Robin ^a,b   Morrongiello, John ^a,c   Hicks, Andy ^a,d   Semmens, David ^a   Downes, Barbara J ^a   Swearer, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

larval growth rate; otolith; pelagic larval duration; reproductive investment; settlement age; settlement size; sex ratio; size at maturity; south eastern Australia; whitebait

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OTOLITH; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION MODELING; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX RATIO; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING POPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TELEOST;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

GALAXIAS MACULATUS;

EID: 79960960579     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10284     Document Type: Review

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