Location Isn't Everything: Timing of Spawning Aggregations Optimizes Larval Replenishment.

Many species of reef fishes form large spawning aggregations that are highly predictable in space and time. Prior research has suggested that aggregating fish derive fitness benefits not just from mating at high density but, also, from oceanographic features of the spatial locations where aggregatio...

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Main Authors: Megan J Donahue, Mandy Karnauskas, Carl Toews, Claire B Paris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130694