Stable isotope analysis of the Hypoplectrus species complex reveals no evidence for dietary niche divergence

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 357, Issue , 2008, Pages 283-289

  Holt, Ben G ^a   Emerson, Brent C ^a   Newton, J ^b   Gage, Matthew J G ^a   Côté, Isabelle M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Colour polymorphism; Dietary niche; Hamlets; Marine adaptive radiation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLOR MORPH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CORAL REEF; DIET; DIVERGENCE; HERMAPHRODITISM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOTYPE; NICHE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PERCIFORM; POLYMORPHISM; RECIPROCITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GULF OF MEXICO;

ANTHOZOA; HYPOPLECTRUS;

EID: 43249083189     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07339     Document Type: Article

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