Gut characteristics and assimilation efficiencies in two species of herbivorous damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Stegastes dorsopunicans and S. planifrons)

Marine Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-44

  Cleveland, A ^a,b   Montgomery, W L ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FISH; HERBIVORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; STEGASTES; STEGASTES ADUSTUS; STEGASTES DORSOPUNICANS; STEGASTES PLANIFRONS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038793697     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0916-4     Document Type: Article

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