A following association between juvenile Epinephelus marginatus (Serranidae) and Myrichthys ocellatus (Ophichthidae)

Cybium

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-84

  Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri ^a   Hostim Silva, Mauricio ^b   Samagaia, Rafael ^b   Barreiros, João Pedro ^c  

^a Institute VIDAMAR   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Arvoredo Biological Marine Reserve; ASW; Brazil; Epinephelus marginatus; Following behaviour; Interspecific foraging association; Myrichthys ocellatus; Ophichthidae; Serranidae

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; MYRICHTHYS OCELLATUS; OPHICHTHIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 33646790178     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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