Functional versatility supports coral reef biodiversity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1582, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Bellwood, D R ^a   Wainwright, P C ^b   Fulton, C J ^a   Hoey, A S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Functional morphology; Generalist; Specialist; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; CORAL REEF; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENERALIST; PERCIFORM; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; DIET; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORDINATION ANALYSIS; PARROT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

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

ANTHOZOA; LABRIDAE; PISCES; SCARIDAE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 34248634624     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3276     Document Type: Article

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