Coexistence of congeneric spiny lobsters on coral reefs: Differential use of shelter resources and vulnerability to predators

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-373

  Lozano Alvarez E ^a   Briones Fourzan P ^a   Osorio Arciniegas, A ^a   Negrete Soto, F ^a   Barradas Ortiz, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Coral reef habitat; Predation; Spiny lobsters

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CONSPECIFIC; CORAL REEF; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LOBSTER; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; SHELTER; VULNERABILITY;

CARIBBEAN COAST [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS; PANULIRUS GUTTATUS;

EID: 34249874903     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0207-0     Document Type: Article

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