Territorial behaviour of beaugregory damselfish (Stegastes leucostictus) in response to egg predators

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-159

  Haley, Michael P ^a,b   Müller, Christian R ^a  

^a University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Beaugregory; Bluehead wrasse; Damselfish; Egg predators; Territorial behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; EGG PREDATION; FISH; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FISH; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; TERRITORIALITY; THREAT;

CHROMIS CHROMIS; STEGASTES; STEGASTES LEUCOSTICTUS; THALASSOMA; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM; THALASSOMA LUCASANUM;

EID: 0037125294     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00144-2     Document Type: Article

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