Location influences size-selective predation on newly settled reef fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 317, Issue , 2006, Pages 203-209

  Holmes, Thomas H ^a   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body size; Coral reef fish; Juvenile; Pomacentrus amboinensis; Predation; Settlement; Size selectivity

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DEMERSAL FISH; GAPE LIMITATION; LOCATION THEORY; PREDATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SIZE SELECTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LIZARD ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; PISCES; POMACENTRUS AMBOINENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33747591908     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps317203     Document Type: Article

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