The ontogeny of habitat associations in the tropical tiger tail seahorse Hippocampus comes Cantor, 1850

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 701-724

  Morgan, S K ^a,b   Vincent, A C J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Habitat use; Juvenile ecology; Macroalgae; Microhabitat; Syngnathidae

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS COMES; SARGASSUM; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 34548136274     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01535.x     Document Type: Article

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