Ontogenetic and interspecific variation in the protection of anemonefishes from sea anemones

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-72

  Elliott, Joel K ^a,b   Mariscal, Richard N ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemonefish; Mutualism; Nematocyst; Sea anemone; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; SEA ANEMONE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANEMONEFISH; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; ONTOGENETIC VARIATION; PROTECTION; SEA ANEMONE; SYMBIOSIS;

AMPHIPRION PERCULA; ENTACMAEA QUADRICOLOR; STICHODACTYLA GIGANTEA;

EID: 0030621016     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02629-9     Document Type: Article

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