Gene flow and larval duration in seven species of fish from the Great Barrier Reef. From: Ecology | Date: December 1, 1995| Author: Doherty, Peter J.; Planes, Serge; Mather, Peter | COPYRIGHT 1995 Ecological Society of America. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a continental archipelagic system of 5000 reefs and shoals stretching [greater than] 2000 km along the east Australia coast. The interconnectivity of these reefs should determine the choice of biological management units, which for most biota will reflect the dispersal of their eggs and/or larvae. A comparative approach using population genetics was used to ask whether the along-shore dispersal of coral reef fishes is influenced by the duration of this mobile p...

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