Variation in the growth of larval and juvenile snapper, Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1231-1243

  Sim Smith, Carina J ^a   Jeffs, Andrew G ^a   Radford, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

back calculated growth rates; daily otolith increments; modified Fry model; Pagrus auratus; pelagic larval duration

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVORSHIP; WATER TEMPERATURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84868684420     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12176     Document Type: Article

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