Predation rates of indo-pacific lionfish on bahamian coral reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 404, Issue , 2010, Pages 219-225

  Côté, Isabelle M ^a   Maljković, Aleksandra ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioural observations; Biological invasions; Foraging strategies; Marine introductions; Predator prey interactions; Turkeyfish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CORAL REEF; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 77954114115     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08458     Document Type: Article

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