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Development and early life history behaviour of aquarium reared Syngnathus acus (Pisces: Syngnathidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2006

K. Silva
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Praça GomesTeixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal CIIMAR, Rua dos Bragas 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
N.M Monteiro
Affiliation:
CIIMAR, Rua dos Bragas 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Rua Carlos da Maia 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
V.C. Almada
Affiliation:
ISPA, Rua Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
M.N. Vieira
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Praça GomesTeixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal CIIMAR, Rua dos Bragas 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal

Abstract

Some notes on development and early life history behaviour of aquarium-reared Syngnathus acus are presented and compared with other syngnathid species, namely S. abaster. Implications in population dynamics and connectivity are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2006 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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