Parrotfish predation on cryptic sponges of Caribbean coral reefs

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-52

  Wulff, J L ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTIC SPONGE; CRYPTIC SPONGES; PREDATION; REEF FISH; SPONGE;

PANAMA, SAN BLAS, GUIGALOTUPO REEF;

SPARISOMA AUROFRENATUM; SPARISOMA CHRYSOPTERUM; SPARISOMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0030767334     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050144     Document Type: Article

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