Experimental evaluation of the roles of habitat selection and interspecific competition in determining patterns of host use by two anemonefishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 186, Issue , 1999, Pages 283-292

  Srinivasan, Maya ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a   Caley, M Julian ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphiprion melanopus; Anemonefish; Coral reef fish; Distribution; Habitat selection; Interspecific competition; Premnas biaculeatus; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PERCID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACTINIARIA; AMPHIPRION; AMPHIPRION MELANOPUS; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ENTACMAEA; ENTACMAEA QUADRICOLOR; PERCIDAE; PERCIFORMES; PREMNAS BIACULEATUS;

EID: 0033578572     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps186283     Document Type: Article

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