Influence of selected factors on the dietary compositions of three targeted and co-occurring temperate species of reef fishes: Implications for food partitioning

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1255-1276

  Platell, M E ^a   Hesp, S A ^a   Cossington, S M ^a   Lek, E ^a   Moore, S E ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivorous fishes; Dentition; Diets; Food partitioning; Habitat; Temperate reefs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; JAW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCIFORMES; SEASONS; TOOTH;

ARMATUS; BIVALVIA; BODIANUS FRENCHII; CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; GASTROPODA; GLAUCOSOMA HEBRAICUM; GLAUCOSOMATIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LABRIDAE; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; SERRANIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77953547957     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02537.x     Document Type: Article

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