Habitat choice in adult longfin damselfish: Territory characteristics and relocation times

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Cheney, Karen L ^a   Côté, Isabelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eupomacentrus diencaeus; Habitat selection; Reef fish distribution; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; RELOCATION; TERRITORIALITY;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; STEGASTES DIENCAEUS;

EID: 0037466954     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00500-2     Document Type: Article

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