Feeding preferences of two seagrass grazing monacanthid fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 272-278

  Wressnig, A ^a   Booth, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; Feeding preference; Multiple choice; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

MEUSCHENIA FREYCINETI; MEUSCHENIA TRACHYLEPIS; MONACANTHIDAE; PISCES; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 34250863182     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01472.x     Document Type: Article

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