The contribution of small individuals to density-body size relationships: Examination of energetic equivalence in reef fishes

Oecologia

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 568-571

  Ackerman, John L ^a,b,d   Bellwood, David R ^b   Brown, James H ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Capacity; Resource; Species; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; ENERGETICS; FISH; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 2942590210     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1536-0     Document Type: Article

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