Ontogenetic changes in the diet of the herbivorous Scartichthys viridis in a rocky intertidal zone in central Chile

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 986-998

  Munoz A A ^a   Ojeda, F P ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Feeding selectivity; Herbivorous fish; Ontogenetic dietary shift; Rocky intertidal; Temperate marine waters

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; ONTOGENY; RECRUITMENT;

CHILE;

EID: 0033852657     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1224     Document Type: Article

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