Foraminifera in the diet of coral reef fish from the lagoon of New Caledonia: Predation, digestion, dispersion

Revue de Micropaleontologie

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-103

  Debenay, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Sigura, Aude ^a   Justine, Jean Lou ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b 430 chemin de Montplaisir ^*  (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d Aquarium des Lagons   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Benthic Foraminifera; Epiphytic Foraminifera; Feeding; Gut contents

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CORAL REEF; DIET; DIGESTION; DISPERSION; EPIPHYTE; FEEDING; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HERBIVORY; LAGOON; PALEONTOLOGY; PLANKTON; PREDATION; PREY PREFERENCE;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; POMACENTRUS AMBOINENSIS; TRETOMPHALUS;

EID: 78649686066     PISSN: 00351598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmic.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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