Interannual variation in larval survival of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus, Sparidae) is linked to diet breadth and prey availability

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1340-1351

  Murphy, Hannah M ^a   Jenkins, Gregory P ^b,c   Hamer, Paul A ^c   Swearer, Stephen E ^b  

^a Victorian Marine Science Consortium   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DIET; LARVA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NICHE BREADTH; PERCIFORM; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVIVAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALANOIDA; CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84864773414     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-066     Document Type: Article

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