Impact of micropredatory gnathiid isopods on young coral reef fishes

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 655-661

  Grutter, A S ^a   Pickering, J L ^a   McCallum, H ^a,b   McCormick, M I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish larvae; Dispersal; Gnathiidae; Migration; Survival

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; FISH; ISOPOD; JUVENILE; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK;

ACANTHOCHROMIS POLYACANTHUS; ANTHOZOA; GNATHIIDAE; ISOPODA; NEOPOMACENTRUS AZYSRON; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 48449100424     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0377-4     Document Type: Article

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