Wave energy and swimming performance shape coral reef fish assemblages

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1565, 2005, Pages 827-832

  Fulton, C J ^a   Bellwood, D R ^a   Wainwright, P C ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Ecomorphology; Exposure; Flow speed; Pectoral fin

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; CORAL REEF; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FISH; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WAVE ENERGY;

ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; ENERGY; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; VELOCITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; HISTOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GREAT BARRIER REEF; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; PACIFIC OCEAN; SWIMMING; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 22844448318     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.3029     Document Type: Article

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