Patterns of color phase indicate spawn timing at a Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus spawning aggregation

Current Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-83

  Archer, Stephanie K ^a   Heppell, Scott A ^a   Semmens, Brice X ^b   Pattengill Semmens, Christy V ^b   Bush, Phillippe ^c   Mccoy, Croy M ^c   Johnson, Bradley C ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)   (United States)

^c Cayman Islands Government   (Cayman Islands)

Author keywords

Epinephelus striatus; Nassau grouper; Nuptial coloration; References; Spawning aggregation; Spawning behavior

Indexed keywords

CAIMAN; EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS;

EID: 84856020664     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/58.1.73     Document Type: Article

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