Resource partitioning among early colonizing Siganus luridus and native herbivorous fish in the Mediterranean: An integrated study based on gut-content analysis and stable isotope signatures

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 991-998

  Azzurro, Ernesto ^a   Fanelli, Emanuela ^b   Mostarda, Edoardo ^a   Catra, Marcello ^c   Andaloro, Franco ^d  

^a ICRAM   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PERCIFORM; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; DICTYOTA DICHOTOMA; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM VULGARE; SARPA SALPA; SIGANUS LURIDUS; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 34547525037     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407056342     Document Type: Article

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