Group foraging by the herbivorous cichlid fish, Petrochromis fasciolatus, in Lake Tanganyika

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Kohda, Masanori ^a   Takemon, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feeding school; Feeding territory; Feeding site selection; Herbivores; Tanganyikan cichlid

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS MOORII; PETROCHROMIS; PETROCHROMIS FASCIOLATUS;

EID: 0030594122     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02589608     Document Type: Article

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