Selective mortality of a coral reef damselfish: Role of predator-competitor synergisms

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 215-226

  Figueira, Will F ^a   Booth, David J ^a   Gregson, Marcus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dascyllus aruanus; Lipids; Pomacentrus moluccensis; Post settlement mortality; Pseudochromis fuscus

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; MESOCOSM; MORTALITY; PERCID; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATION; SYNERGISM; VIGILANCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANTHOZOA; APOGONIDAE; CHEILODIPTERUS QUINQUELINEATUS; CITRUS LIMON; DASCYLLUS ARUANUS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; POMACENTRUS MOLUCCENSIS; PSEUDOCHROMIDAE; PSEUDOCHROMIS FUSCUS;

EID: 42149089213     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-0985-2     Document Type: Article

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