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Genetic identity determines risk of post-settlement mortality of a marine fish.
Ecology - 1 May 2007
Vigliola Laurent, Doherty Peter J, Meekan Mark G, Drown Devin M, Jones M Elizabeth, Barber Paul H
Abstract excerpt
Longitudinal sampling of four cohorts of Neopomacentrus filamentosus, a common tropical damselfish from Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, revealed the evolution of size structure after settlement. Light traps collected premetamorphic individuals from the water column ("settlers") to establish a baseline for each cohort. Subsequently, divers collected benthic juveniles ("recruits") at 1-3-month intervals to...
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