Determinants of territory size of the dusky gregory

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1589-1597

  Jan, R Q ^a   Ho, C T ^b   Shiah, F K ^b  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Damselfish; Familiarity; Food abundance; Maximum distance of attack; Neighbour; Stegastes nigricans

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FAMILIARITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; TERRITORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; STEGASTES; STEGASTES NIGRICANS;

EID: 2642559716     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2003.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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