Alimentary tract morphology and diet in three coral reef fish families

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1598-1609

  Elliott, J P ^a   Bellwood, D R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chaetodontidae; Diet; Intestinal morphology; Labridae; Pomacentridae; Reef fishes

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIET; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; LABRIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0043225644     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2003.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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