Diurnal variation in the abundance of juvenile parasitic gnathiid isopods on coral reef fish: Implications for parasite-cleaner fish interactions

Coral Reefs

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-191

  Grutter, A S ^a   Hendrikz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cleaner fish; Isopod; Parasites; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIURNAL VARIATION; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PARASITE;

AUSTRALIA;

HEMIGYMNUS MELAPTERUS; ISOPODA;

EID: 0032821074     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050178     Document Type: Article

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