Spatial and temporal variability in territoriality of a tropical benthic damselfish on a coral reef (Reunion Island)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-391

  Letourneur, Yves ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Indian Ocean; Pomacentridae; Spatial ontogenic shift; Territorial redistribution; Territory size

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DEMERSAL FISH; PERCIFORM; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRITORIALITY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

STEGASTES NIGRICANS;

EID: 0034026797     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007658830339     Document Type: Article

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