The population ecology and juvenile development of the spotted seaorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker

Kuang, Choo Chee

dc.contributor.author	Kuang, Choo Chee
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-09T08:24:16Z
dc.date.available	2011-03-09T08:24:16Z
dc.date.issued	2005-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/695
dc.description.abstract	The first part of this study focused on the population ecology of the Spotted Seahorse, Hippocampus kuda in the Pulai River Estuary, Johor. A total of 102 females and 103 males were tagged from April 2002 to March 2004, with no significant bias in the sex ratio. The average sightings of seahorses were lower in the wet season (July-August and November-December). The population size of H. kuda in the study area was estimated at 438 individuals using the Jolly-Seber method. The mean total length in males and females were similar. Length frequency distribution exhibit a normal, unimodal curve and the modal length for males and females was 15.0 cm. Sexual maturity was reached at 14 0 cm in both sexes. Weight-length relationship was exponential (W=0.0038L297) and characterized by an isometric growth type	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	IInstitut Oseanografi	en_US
dc.subject	QL 638 .S9 K8 2005	en_US
dc.subject	Kuang, Choo Chee	en_US
dc.subject	The population ecology and juvenile development of the spotted seaorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker	en_US
dc.subject	Sea horses -- Zoology	en_US
dc.title	The population ecology and juvenile development of the spotted seaorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US