Interoceanic Differences in the Reproduction of Coral-Reef Fishes
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 218 (4567) , 70-72
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.218.4567.70
Abstract
Eggs of demersal spawning coral-reef fishes of the tropical western Atlantic are smaller than those of related species in the western Pacific. Decreased egg volume may result in increased fecundity per unit body weight of Atlantic species, a factor that may underlie apparent differences in the stability of the respective coral-reef fish communities.Keywords
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