The early life strategy of Cape hakes in the Benguela upwelling system off South Africa [Elektronische Ressource] / Britta Grote

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The early life strategy of Cape hakes in the Benguela upwelling system off South Africa Britta Grote Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) Marine Zoologie/Leibniz Zentrum für marine Tropenökologie Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie Universität Bremen Juni 2010 “The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.” Fritdjof Nansen Contents Contents Abbreviations I Abstract II Zusammenfassung IV Outline of publications VI 1. Scientific background and objectives 01 1.1 General introduction 011.2 The competitive exclusion principle and the ecological niche theory 021.3 Reproductive population connectivity 041.4 Recruitment variability 051.5 The biology of Merluccius paradoxus and M. capensis 081.6 Objectives 10 2. Material and methods 13 2.1 Study area 132.2 Field work 142.3 Analytical work 16 3. Results and synoptic discussion 19 3.1 The co-occurrence of two related fish species 19 3.2 The dispersal of larvae and implications for connectivity 25 3.3 Early survival strategy 28 3.4 Implementation of results 35 4. Perspectives 39 5.

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• Publié par: universitat_bremen
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 31
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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