have occurred in our study population, but be- 

 cause we lack growth data from midsummer only, 

 we cannot test for it. 



Acknowledgments 



We thank K. Benson, J. Biggers, E. Brown, 

 R Christian, J. Crim, and S. Pierce for their con- 

 tributions during field and laboratory work, and 

 D. Facey and S. Hilliard for editorial comments. 

 The University of Georgia Marine Extension Ser- 

 vice and the staff of Two-Way Fish Camp, Darien, 

 Ga., have been most helpful throughout our inves- 

 tigations. This work is a result of research spon- 

 sored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration's Office of Sea Grant, Department 

 of Commerce, under Grant NA80AA-00091. 



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Earl L. Bozeman 



Zoology Department and Institute of Ecology 

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Edward B. Brothers 



Section of Ecology and Systematics 

 Cornell University 

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