Habitat use and behavioural ecology of the juveniles of two sympatric damselfishes (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) in the south-western Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1599-1615

  Medeiros, P R ^a   Souza, A T ^b   Ilarri, M I ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brazil; Competition; Habitat complexity; Reef fishes; Stegastes

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; ALGAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; STEGASTES; STEGASTES FUSCUS; STEGASTES VARIABILIS;

EID: 78449312609     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02795.x     Document Type: Article

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