Opportunistic predation by small fishes on epibiota of jetty pilings in urban waterways

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 205-217

  Moreau, S ^a,c   Peron C ^a   Pitt, K A ^a   Connolly, R M ^a   Lee, S Y ^a   Meziane, T ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial structures; Canals; Monodactylus argenteus; Pandaka lidwilli; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; BRYOZOA; COPEPODA; GOBIIDAE; MONODACTYLIDAE; MONODACTYLUS ARGENTEUS; PANDAKA LIDWILLI; PISCES; THORACICA;

EID: 38549141579     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01705.x     Document Type: Article

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