Habitat-associated intraspecific variation in behavior and stress responses in a demersal coral reef fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 443, Issue , 2011, Pages 153-166

  Schrandt, Meagan N ^a,b   Lema, Sean C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Conservation; Coral reef; Corticotropin releasing factor; Cortisol; Fish; Habitat change; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BRAIN; COLONY; CORAL REEF; DEMERSAL FISH; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STEROL;

CURACAO; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; POMACENTRIDAE; STEGASTES PARTITUS;

EID: 84555205579     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09411     Document Type: Article

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