Varying foraging strategies of Labridae in seagrass habitats: Herbivory in temperate seagrass meadows?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 340, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-258

  MacArthur, L D ^a   Hyndes, G A ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epiphytic algae; Herbivores; Mouth morphology; Resource partitioning; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ALGA; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; PERCIFORM; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; AMPHIBOLIS GRIFFITHII; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; HALETTA SEMIFASCIATA; LABRIDAE; MOLLUSCA; MONACANTHIDAE; NEOODAX BALTEATUS; NOTOLABRUS PARILUS; ODAX ACROPTILUS; POSIDONIA CORIACEA; POSIDONIA SINUOSA; SIPHONOGNATHUS RADIATUS; TERAPONTIDAE;

EID: 33845440472     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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