Spatial and temporal distribution of grouper larvae (Serranidae: Epinephelinae: Epinephelini) in the Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Marancik, Katrin E ^a,b   Richardson, David E ^a   Lyczkowski Shultz, Joanne ^a   Cowen, Robert K ^c   Konieczna, Malgorzata ^d  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b IAP World Services Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

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