Patterns of color phase indicate spawn timing at a Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus spawning aggregation
Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus are a large bodied, top level predator that is ecologically important throughout the Caribbean. Although typically solitary, Nassau grouper form large annual spawning aggregations at predictable times in specific locations. In 2003, The Cayman Islands Marine Conse...
Main Author: | Stephanie K ARCHER, Scott A HEPPELL, Brice X SEMMENS,Christy V PATTENGILL-SEMMENS, Phillippe G BUSH, Croy M MCCOY,Bradley C JOHNSON |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012-02-01
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Series: | Current Zoology |
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Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11978 |
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