Population dynamics of a damselfish: Effects of a competitor that also is an indirect mutualist

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 979-985

  Holbrook, Sally J ^a   Schmitt, Russell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Amphiprion; Competition; Damselfish; Dascyllus; Indirect effects; Interaction strength; Mutualism; Population dynamics; Sea anemone

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MUTUALISM; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ACTINIARIA; AMPHIPRION; AMPHIPRION CHRYSOPTERUS; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; DASCYLLUS; DASCYLLUS ALBISELLA; DASCYLLUS TRIMACULATUS; HETERACTIS MAGNIFICA; PERCIFORMES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 8144230211     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0406     Document Type: Article

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