Within-reef differences in diet and body condition of coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 287, Issue , 2005, Pages 217-227

  Berumen, Michael L ^a,b   Pratchett, Morgan S ^b   McCormick, Mark I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Coral reef fish; Feeding preferences; Hepatocyte vacuolation; Physiological body condition; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CORAL REEF; CORALLIVORY; DIET; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ANTHOZOA; CHAETODON BARONESSA; CHAETODON LUNULATUS; CHAETODONTIDAE; HYACINTHUS; PISCES; PORITES;

EID: 15944396963     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps287217     Document Type: Article

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