Patterns of connectivity among populations of a coral reef fish

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-354

  Chittaro, P M ^a   Hogan, J D ^b  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Texas AandM Corpus Christi ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Marine protected area; Self recruitment

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; FISH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OTOLITH; PROTECTED AREA;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; TURNEFFE ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; STEGASTES PARTITUS;

EID: 84877074960     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0990-0     Document Type: Article

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