Detecting age-structured effects in growth performance of coral reef fish juveniles

Aquatic Biology

关键词: Back-calculation;    Body size;    Generalised linear models;    Natural selection;    Repeated measures;    Settlement;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ab00163

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: The growth performance of coral reef fish juveniles collected in different habitats is often used as a proxy for habitat quality for juveniles. However, back-calculated growth trajectories of juveniles may be age-structured, for instance, because of potential differences in initial offspring size and/or quality or size-selective mortality. A novel approach is proposed to isolate growth performance of coral reef fish juveniles from potential age-based factors. Juveniles of

【 授权许可】

CC BY