Effects of sheltering fish on growth of their host corals

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-530

  Holbrook, Sally J ^a   Brooks, Andrew J ^a   Schmitt, Russell J ^a   Stewart, Hannah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FEEDING; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; MUTUALISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERCIFORM; SHELTER;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA; POMACENTRIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 52049104220     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1051-7     Document Type: Article

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