Role of prey availability in microhabitat preferences of juvenile coral trout (Plectropomus: Serranidae)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-45

  Wen, Colin K C ^a   Pratchett, Morgan S ^a   Almany, Glenn R ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Predator prey interactions; Prey selection; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; MICROHABITAT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALMONID;

EID: 84875057207     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.027     Document Type: Article

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