Habitat selection by recruits establishes local patterns of adult distribution in two species of damselfishes: Stegastes dorsopunicans and S. planifrons

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 268-277

  Gutiérrez, Laura ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Damselfish; Distribution; Habitat selection; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; HABITAT SELECTION; RECRUITMENT; REEF FISH; SUBSTRATE; WATER DEPTH;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

STEGASTES DORSOPUNICANS; STEGASTES PLANIFRONS;

EID: 2642694703     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050516     Document Type: Article

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