Foraging activity of roving herbivorous reef fish (Acanthuridae and Scaridae) in eastern Brazil: Influence of resource availability and interference competition

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 481-492

  Francini Filho, Ronaldo Bastos ^a,b   Ferreira, Camilo Moitinho ^c   Coni, Ericka Oliveira Cavalcanti ^c   De Moura, Rodrigo Leo ^b   Kaufman, Les ^d  

^a Universidade Estadual da Paraba   (Brazil)

^b Marine Program ^*  (Brazil)

^c Centro de Pesquisa e Conservacao Dos Ecossistemas Aquaticos BIOTA Aquatica   (Brazil)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding rates; Grazing selectivity; Interference competition; Parrotfish; Stegastes; Surgeonfish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CALCAREOUS ALGA; CORAL REEF; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; PERCIFORM; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ABROLHOS BANK; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ACANTHURIDAE; ALGAE; POMACENTRIDAE; SCARIDAE; STEGASTES;

EID: 77953622508     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409991147     Document Type: Article

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