Temporal variation in the diet of a coral reef piscivore (Pisces: Serranidae) was not seasonal

Coral Reefs

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-170

  St John, J ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Dietary analyses; Piscivory; Seasonal and temporal variability; Serranidae

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIET; PISCIVORE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034802731     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380100152     Document Type: Article

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