Cryptic dietary components of territorial damselfishes (Pomacentridae, Labroidei)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 153, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 299-310

  Wilson, Shaun ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; C:N ratio; Detritus; Feeding; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; DIET; REEF FISH; TERRITORIALITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ALGAE; DISCHISTODUS PERSPICILLATUS; HEMIGLYPHIDODON; HEMIGLYPHIDODON PHAGIOMETOPON; INVERTEBRATA; LABROIDEI; POMACENTRIDAE; STAGASTES; STAGASTES NIGRICANS;

EID: 0030838901     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps153299     Document Type: Article

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