Natural history note: A novel terrestrial fish habitat inside emergent logs

American Naturalist

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-266

  Taylor, D Scott ^a   Turner, Bruce J ^b   Davis, William P ^c   Chapman, Ben B ^d  

^a Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Leeds ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibious fish; Emersion; Kryptolebias marmoratus; Red mangrove

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CYPRINID; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MANGROVE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; HEXAPODA; KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS; PISCES; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; KILLIFISHES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; WATER;

EID: 40049106328     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524960     Document Type: Article

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