Feeding macroecology of territorial damselfishes (Perciformes: Pomacentridae)

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-299

  Barneche, Diego R ^a   Floeter, S R ^a   Ceccarelli, D M ^b,d   Frensel, D M B ^a   Dinslaken, D F ^a   Mario H F S ^a   Ferreira, C E L ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d C and R Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; MACROECOLOGY; PERCIFORM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REEF; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TERRITORIALITY;

PERCIFORMES; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; POMACENTRUS; STEGASTES;

EID: 58549091660     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1083-z     Document Type: Article

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