Role of coral-derived chemical cues in microhabitat selection by settling Chromis viridis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 409, Issue , 2010, Pages 181-187

  Ben Tzvi, O ^a,b   Tchernov, D ^a,c,d   Kiflawi, M ^a,b  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Odour; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; CORAL REEF; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; MICROHABITAT; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PERCIFORM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SETTLEMENT HISTORY; VISUAL CUE;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA EURYSTOMA; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS VIRIDIS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 77954104333     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08627     Document Type: Article

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