It is possible to determine the age of fishes with reasonable accuracy by reading the 'growth
rings'(annuli) in hard parts (scale, otolith, opercular bone, vertebra and cross-section of …

For most species, a changeable environment creates a situation in which recruitment varies
considerably from one breeding season to the next. If adults survive well, an occasional …

This book breaks new ground with the integration of geography, oceanography, plankton
and benthic biology, as well as fish, to present a comprehensive account of the ecology of …

Over the past 20 years, the number of published otolith microstructure studies has grown
exponentially (see Jones, this volume). In a literature review, we found that otolith studies …

The plankton larval duration for 100 species of Pacific and Atlantic damselfishes was
estimated from daily growth increments on the otolith of juvenile fish collected at various …

Otolith growth is a complex phenomenon integrating various factors that can be considered
either as endogenous or exogenous, although they are always regulated by the physiology …

The temporal and spatial patterns of larval settlement of the bluehead wrasse, Thalasoma
bifasciatum, were documented in the San Blas Islands of Panama. Daily censuses indicated …

The planktonic larval durations of a preliminary sample of one hundred species of wrasses
from both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans were estimated with the use of the daily otolith …

The length of larval life in some coral reef fishes was estimated from the number of growth
increments in the otoliths of newly settled fishes. We examined 210 individuals comprising …

For organisms with complex life histories, processes occurring during transitions between
stages can strongly affect population dynamics. The major life history transition for many …