To what extent are the dietary compositions of three abundant, co-occurring labrid species different and related to latitude, habitat, body size and season?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1913-1943

  Lek, E ^a   Fairclough, D V ^a   Platell, M E ^a   Clarke, K R ^b   Tweedley, J R ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diets; Labridae; Location; Multivariate analyses; Reefs; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; DENTITION; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INDIAN OCEAN; JAW; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEFS; DENTITION; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; INDIAN OCEAN; JAW; PERCIFORMES; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; BRACHYURAN; CORIS AURICULARIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDA; GASTROPODA; ISOPODA; LABRIDAE; MOLLUSCA; NOTOLABRUS PARILUS; OPHTHALMOLEPIS LINEOLATUS; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 79958707265     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02961.x     Document Type: Article

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