Direct evidence of a biophysical retention mechanism for coral reef fish larvae

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1964-1979

  Paris, Claire B ^a   Cowen, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVAL TRANSPORT; RECRUITMENT; RETENTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARBADOS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; LESSER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; PISCES; STEGASTES; STEGASTES PARTITUS;

EID: 9244228007     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.1964     Document Type: Article

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