Patterns of pisciviory by resident predatory reef fish at One Tree Reef, Great Barrier Reef

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-30

  Connell, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Gut contents; Predation; Prey

Indexed keywords

CHEILINUS DIAGRAMMUS; EPINEPHELUS QUOYANUS; LUTJANUS CARPONOTATUS; LUTJANUS FULVIFLAMMA; THALASSOMA LUNARE;

EID: 0031922615     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97034     Document Type: Article

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