@article{d9ac5e5c6e00498f8009bd8412ecf2d5,
title = "Growth acceleration at sex change in the protogynous hermaphrodite Chrysoblephus puniceus (Pisces: Sparidae)",
abstract = "Growth of Chrysoblephus puniceus was modelled by means of a Von Bertalanffy growth equation, taking into consideration that it may not be realistic to model the growth of this protogynous hermaphrodite simply by constructing sex-specific growth curves or by pooling data for both sexes. Estimates of the values of the growth equation parameters were obtained by fitting to age-length data sampled in the St Lucia Marine Reserve and off southern Mo{\c c}ambique. Empirical evidence is presented which suggests that accelerated growth at sex change occurs in C. puniceus.",
author = "Garratt, {P. A.} and A. Govender and Punt, {A. E.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of colleagues at the Oceanographic Research Institute with data collection. Dr C. D. Buxton (Rhodes University). Mr D. L. Borchers (University of Cape Town) and an anonymous referee are thanked for their comments on an earlier draft of this paper. The study was funded jointly by the South African National Committee for Oceanographic Research and the South African Association for Marine Biological Research. AEP acknowledges the Benguela Ecology Programme (FRD, South Africa) for financial support.",
year = "1993",
month = jun,
doi = "10.2989/025776193784287176",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
pages = "187--193",
journal = "South African Journal of Marine Science",
issn = "0257-7615",
publisher = "National Inquiry Services Centre Ltd",
number = "1",
}
