ISSN:
1440-1703
Keywords:
comparative ecology
;
growth
;
marine fish
;
patterns
;
reproduction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
A number of strong regularities characterize certain very basic biological parameters in marine fishes. For example, the ovulated eggs of fish usually measure approximately 1 mm in diameter. The small, relatively uniform size of the eggs means that almost all fish larvae experience environmental variability at very similar scales, which itself establishes strong constraints for, and links between reproduction and recruitment. Additional constraints emerge from seawater being a poor medium for respiration, which establishes further linkages between growth and mortality. These constraints have produced strongly convergent features, and thence the patterns in reproduction and growth of marine fishes that are presented.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1703.2000.00321.x
