Competition for shelter space causes density-dependent predation mortality in damselfishes

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2855-2868

  Holbrook, Sally J ^a   Schmitt, Russell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Coral reefs; Damselfish; Dascyllus; Density dependence; Interference; Population dynamics; Predation; Refuge; Regulation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MORALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION RISK; REEF; REFUGE;

ACTINIARIA; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; DASCYLLUS; DASCYLLUS FLAVICAUDUS; DASCYLLUS TRIMACULATUS; HOLOCENTRUS ADSCENSIONIS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0013298414     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2855:CFSSCD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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