@article{fdi:010037830,
  title = {{F}lexibility in size and age at settlement of coral reef fish : spatial and temporal variations in {W}allis {I}slands ({S}outh {C}entral {P}acific)},
  author = {{J}uncker, {M}. and {W}antiez, {L}. and {P}onton, {D}ominique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ompetent larvae of 4 tropical reef fish species, i.e. two pelagic spawners ( {P}arupeneus barberinus and {A}canthurus triostegus) and two benthic spawners ( {A}budefduf sexfasciatus and {D}ascyllus aruanus) were collected over two years in {W}allis {I}slands, in order to compare 1) their size and age at settlement, 2) the variability of these parameters and 3) their spatial and temporal variations. {T}he larvae were collected in three sites approximately 10 km apart in {S}eptember 2002, {D}ecember 2002, {M}arch 2003 and {J}une 2003. {T}he otoliths were examined to obtain early life history information: pelagic larval duration and timing of settlement. {S}ize at settlement varied from 3 mm for {A}. sexfasciatus, {D}. aruanus and {A}. triostegus to 10 mm for {P}. barberinus. {F}or the benthic spawners, settlement occurred after 17 and 19 days within a narrow age interval ( 7 to 9 days) and mainly in the middle of the interval. {F}or the pelagic spawners, settlement occurred later ( after 35 and 42 days), within a larger age interval ( 13 days). {T}hese estimates are lower than those from other locations in the {P}acific but their range is larger. {S}ize at settlement differed significantly between sampling sites only for {D}. aruanus and between surveys only for {A}. sexfasciatus. {A}ge at settlement differed significantly between sampling sites only for {A}. sexfasciatus and between surveys only for {D}. aruanus. {F}or the pelagic spawners the variability of size and age within site and survey was up to ten times greater than for the benthic spawners. {T}his flexibility would be an advantage for larvae of the pelagic spawners that have to travel greater distances to settle.},
  keywords = {tropical fish larvae ; settlement ; size distribution ; pelagic larval duration ; otoliths},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {L}iving {R}esources},
  volume = {19},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {339--348},
  ISSN = {0990-7440},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1051/alr:2007004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037830},
}