Estimating the impact of sea kraits on the anguilliform fish community (Congridae, Muraenidae, Ophichthidae) of New Caledonia

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-399

  Brischoux, François ^a,b   Bonnet, Xavier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Anguilliform fish; Predation; Sea krait; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL REEF; EEL; FEEDING GROUND; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SNAKE;

ANTARCTICA; MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SIGNY ISLAND; SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANTHOZOA; CONGRIDAE; LATICAUDA; MURAENIDAE; OPHICHTHIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 57349134457     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008046     Document Type: Article

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