Comparison of herbivory in the closely-related marine fish genera Girella and Kyphosus

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 579-586

  Clements, K D ^a,c   Choat, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIRELLA; KYPHOSUS ELEGANS;

EID: 0030887865     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050048     Document Type: Article

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