Location
AMERICAN SAMOA
Publisher
Australian Institute of Marine Science
School of Biological Sciences
Publication Year:
1985
Publication Place
Townsville MSO, Australia|Sydney, Australia
Physical Description:
10 pp; figures
Call Number
VF 41421
Language
English
Record ID:
18917
Legacy PEIN ID:
58831
General Notes
Many species of coral reef fish produce pelagic larvae which are capable of great dispersal compared with the scale of movements made by adults. While there are 2000 species of demersal coral reef fishes, only one with free-swimming larvae is known to have abandoned pelagic dispersal entirely.
Subject Heading(s)
Reproductive strategies
Environment - Protection - Samoa
Pelagic larvae
Patchy environment
Starvation
Predation
Computer simulation
Location
AMERICAN SAMOA
Publisher
Australian Institute of Marine Science
School of Biological Sciences
Publication Year:
1985
Publication Place
Townsville MSO, Australia|Sydney, Australia
Physical Description:
10 pp; figures
Call Number
VF 41421
Language
English
Record ID:
18917
Legacy PEIN ID:
58831
General Notes
Many species of coral reef fish produce pelagic larvae which are capable of great dispersal compared with the scale of movements made by adults. While there are 2000 species of demersal coral reef fishes, only one with free-swimming larvae is known to have abandoned pelagic dispersal entirely.
Record Created: 05-Sep-2001
Record Modified: 18-Dec-2020