Egg Deposition by Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia: Substrate Utilization and Comparison of Natural and Altered Shoreline Type

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1100-1109

  Balouskus, Richard G ^a   Targett, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eggs; Enteromorpha; Intertidal; Menidia; Spartina; Spawning

Indexed keywords

EGG; FISH; GREEN ALGA; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SHORELINE; SPAWNING; SUBSTRATE;

DELAWARE BAY; UNITED STATES;

CHLOROPHYTA; MENIDIA; MENIDIA MENIDIA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; ULVA;

EID: 84861896375     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9495-x     Document Type: Article

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