Age and growth of the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe 1834) in an exploited population of the western Mediterranean Sea

Shape and size variation: Growth and dev

Shape and size variation: Growth and development of the dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus Lowe, 1834)

✍ Tommaso Russo; Domitilla Pulcini; Emiliano Bruner; Stefano Cataudella 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 531 KB

## Abstract Demersal fishes have complex life cycles that involve an ontogenetic change in morphology, physiology, and behavior, as their pelagic larval stages colonize benthic habitats. The developmental transition between larvae and juveniles leads to very complex processes of morphogenesis and d