Behaviour and habitat of the Indian Ocean amphibious blenny, Alticus monochrus

African Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 221-230

  Bhikajee, M ^a   Green, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Blenniidae; Ethogram; Fish

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LOCOMOTION; ROCKY SHORE;

INDIAN OCEAN; MAURITIUS;

ALGAE; ALTICUS; ALTICUS MONOCHRUS; BLENNIIDAE; BLENNIOIDEI; MAURITIUS; PISCES;

EID: 0036819422     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2002.11657177     Document Type: Article

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