Interpreting space use and behavior of blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus, in the context of habitat, density, and intra-specific interactions

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-107

  Semmens, Brice X ^a   Brumbaugh, Daniel R ^b   Drew, Joshua A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Coral reef; Home range; Movement; Space; Territory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; SPACE USE;

ACANTHURUS COERULEUS; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 26844509995     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-005-6467-z     Document Type: Article

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