Physical habitat and social conditions across a coral reef shape spatial patterns of intraspecific behavioral variation in a demersal fish

Marine Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-164

  Schrandt, Meagan N ^a,c   Hardy, Kristin M ^b   Johnson, Kaitlin M ^a   Lema, Sean C ^b  

^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; Coral cover; Coral reef; Distribution; Fish; Habitat change; Habitat complexity; Habitat heterogeneity; Social behavior; Social environment

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HABITAT USE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; CURACAO; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; STEGASTES PARTITUS;

EID: 84860128882     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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