Habitat use by the pearly razorfish, Xyrichtys novacula (Pisces: Labridae)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-229

  Katsanevakis, Stelios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Behavioural ecology; Burying behaviour; Mediterranean; Sand diving; Sediment granulometry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BURROWING; FISH; HABITAT USE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

LABRIDAE; PISCES; XYRICHTYS NOVACULA;

EID: 27444441548     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n2223     Document Type: Article

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