Mean otolith-derived (a) larval growth, (b) pelagic larval duration (PLD), (c) size-at-settlement, and (d) early (2 d) juvenile growth for two different age groups of <i>Stegastes partitus</i> recruits by habitat type (i.e., reef crest and rubble).

<p>Effect of temperature was minimized by including only 25 monthly cohorts collected from May 2003 to August 2008 that encountered mean water temperatures of >28°C. Error bars are SE. Different letters above the bars indicate significant relationships between habitats for a given age group. Different letters within the bars indicate significant relationships between age groups (selective mortality) by habitat (a, b denote differences between recruits (1–10 d post-settlement) and juveniles (11–28 d) in reef habitats, x, y denote differences between recruits and juveniles in rubble habitats.