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Original articles

Life-history traits facilitate the population success of the sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758, Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in the Caribbean Sea

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Pages 230-251 | Received 12 Jan 2022, Accepted 22 Aug 2022, Published online: 14 Sep 2022

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