Trade-offs in resistance to competitors and predators, and their effects on the diversity of tropical marine sponges

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-321

  Wulff, Janie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reefs; Mangroves; Porifera; Spongivory

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MANGROVE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPONGE; TRADE-OFF;

ANTHOZOA; PORIFERA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 16244395508     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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