Diet and feeding behavior of Kyphosus spp. (Kyphosidae) in a Brazilian subtropical reef

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 623-629

  Silvano, Renato Azevedo Matias ^a   Güth, Arthur Ziggiatti ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Costa Brasilis   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coastal fishes; Herbivory; Kyphosidae; Omnivory; Ontogenetic diet shift

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; KYPHOSIDAE; KYPHOSUS; KYPHOSUS INCISOR; PISCES;

EID: 33749055725     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132006000500012     Document Type: Article

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