Interspecific competition and coexistence in a guild of coral-dwelling fishes

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2177-2189

  Munday, P L ^a   Jones, G P ^a   Caley, M J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acropora; Body size; Competition; Coral reef fish; Gobiidae; Gobiodon; Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Habitat use; Interspecific interactions; Lottery model; Niche; Residency

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LIZARD ISLAND;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; GOBIIDAE; GOBIODON; GOBIODON AXILLARIS; GOBIODON BROCHUS; GOBIODON HISTRIO; GOBIODON QUINQUESTRIGATUS; GOBIODON RIVULATUS; GOBIODON UNICOLOR; HISTRIO; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PISCES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034893256     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2177:ICACIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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