Growth gradients in fish larvae*
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Fish Biology
- Vol. 23 (1) , 117-123
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1983.tb02886.x
Abstract
Relative growth intensity of various longitudinally measured body segments in larvae of several species of fishes was distributed across the body in a continuous, U‐shaped gradient. Juveniles lacked a simple pattern of growth but appeared to grow nearly isometrically. Body depth exhibited a shallow, U‐shaped gradient while body width lacked a discernible pattern. Most intense growth, in three orthogonal planes, occurred posteriorly, probably promoting effective swimming early in life.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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