A dynamic model of group-size choice in the coral reef fish Dascyllus albisella

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 572-577

  Martinez, Felix A ^a   Marschall, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Coral reef fish settling; Dynamic programming; Group size variability; Growth survival trade off; Optimal group size; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GROUP SIZE; MODEL; PERCID; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; DASCYLLUS ALBISELLA; PERCIDAE; PERCIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032693181     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.5.572     Document Type: Article

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