Trophic ecology of coral reef gobies: Interspecific, ontogenetic, and seasonal comparison of diet and feeding intensity

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-330

  Hernaman, V ^a,c   Probert, P K ^a   Robbins, W D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; RESOURCE USE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AMBLYGOBIUS BYNOENSIS; AMBLYGOBIUS PHALAENA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ASTERROPTERYX SEMIPUNCTATUS; GOBIIDAE; ISTIGOBIUS GOLDMANNI; PISCES; VALENCIENNEA MURALIS;

EID: 58549115044     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1085-x     Document Type: Article

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