A re-evaluation of the diel feeding hypothesis for marine herbivorous fishes

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 571-579

  Zemke White, W Lindsey ^a   Choat, J H ^b   Clements, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DIEL VARIATION; FEEDING; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; HERBIVORE;

AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA; ACANTHURUS LINEATUS; ACANTHURUS NIGRICANS; ACANTHURUS OLIVACEUS; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CTENOCHAETUS STRIATUS; GRACILARIA ARCUATA; PARMA ALBOSCAPULARIS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; RHODOPHYTA; SQUAMATA; STEGASTES NIGRICANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036934038     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0849-y     Document Type: Article

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