Size-related habitat use and schooling behavior in two species of surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus and A. coeruleus) on a fringing reef in Barbados, West Indies

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-33

  Lawson, Gareth L ^a,b,c   Kramer, Donald L ^a   Hunte, Wayne ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Barbados)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acanthuridae; Aggregation; Coral reef; Damselfish; Habitat selection; Pomacentridae; Social organization

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; REEF; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SIZE EFFECT;

ACANTHURUS BAHIANUS; ACANTHURUS COERULEUS;

EID: 0033035064     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007477527663     Document Type: Article

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