Anguilliform fishes and sea kraits: Neglected predators in coral-reef ecosystems

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 793-802

  Ineich, I ^a   Bonnet, X ^b,c   Brischoux, F ^b,d   Kulbicki, M ^e   Seret B ^a   Shine, R ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; DIET; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EEL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; SNAKE; STOMACH CONTENT;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANTHOZOA; AVES; HYDROPHIIDAE; LATICAUDA; LATICAUDA LATICAUDATA; PISCES; SERPENTES;

EID: 33947547023     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0527-6     Document Type: Article

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