Morphofunctional analysis of the feeding apparatus in four pomacentridae species: Dascyllus aruanus, chromis retrofasciata, chrysiptera biocellata and C. unimaculata

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 421-424

  Gluckmann, Isabelle ^a   Vandewalle, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feeding apparatus; Osteology; Pisces; Pomacentridae

Indexed keywords

FEEDING MECHANISM; FISH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

CHROMIS RETROFASCIATA; CHRYSIPTERA BIOCELLATA; CHRYSIPTERA UNIMACULATA; DASCYLLUS ARUANUS;

EID: 0032321675     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386858     Document Type: Article

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