Skin toxins and external parasitism of coral-dwelling gobies

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 976-981

  Munday, P L ^a   Schubert, M ^a   Baggio, J A ^b   Jones, G P ^a   Caley, M J ^a,c   Grutter, A S ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Gnathiid isopod; Gobiidae; Parasitism; Toxins

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PARASITISM; REEF; TOXIN;

ANTHOZOA; GOBIIDAE; GOBIODON; ISOPODA; PARAGOBIODON; PISCES;

EID: 2642516515     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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