Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Bahamian archipelago

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-398

  Morris Jr , James A ^a   Akins, John L ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Reef Environmental Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet composition; Invasive species; Pterois; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PREDATION; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

APOGONIDAE; ATHERINIDAE; BLENNIIDAE; CRUSTACEA; GOBIIDAE; GRAMMATIDAE; LABRIDAE; MONACANTHIDAE; MULLIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS; SERRANIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70350724263     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9538-8     Document Type: Article

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