Density and Gorgonian host-occupation patterns by Flamingo Tongue snails (Cyphoma gibbosum) in the Florida keys

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-127

  Chiappone, Mark ^a   Dienes, Helga ^a   Swanson, Dione W ^b   Miller, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTHOZOA; CYPHOMA; CYPHOMA GIBBOSUM; EUNICEA; EUNICEA TOURNEFORTI; GASTROPODA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; GORGONIA VENTALINA; GORGONIIDAE; LACHNOLAIMUS MAXIMUS; OVULIDAE; PISCES; PLEXAURA; PLEXAURA FLEXUOSA; PLEXAURA HOMOMALLA; PLEXAURIDAE; PSEUDOPLEXAURA; PSEUDOPLEXAURA POROSA; PSEUDOPTEROGORGIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0037995249     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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