Multispecies spawning sites for fishes on a low-latitude coral reef: Spatial and temporal patterns

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1136-1163

  Claydon, J A B ^a   Mccormick, M I ^b   Jones, G P ^b  

^a School for Field Studies Bocas Del Toro   (Panama)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pelagic spawning; Periodicity; Resident; Spatial distribution; Spawning aggregation; Transient

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CTENOCHAETUS STRIATUS; PISCES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; FISH; MOON; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PELAGIC SPAWNING; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; RESIDENT; SEASON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING AGGREGATION; TRANSIENT; TSUNAMI;

PELAGIC SPAWNING; PERIODICITY; RESIDENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING AGGREGATION; TRANSIENT;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CORAL REEFS; FISHES; MOON; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL WAVES;

EID: 84897421504     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12355     Document Type: Article

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