Antipredator responses to invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans: Interspecific differences in cue utilization by two coral reef gobies

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1029-1040

  Marsh Hunkin, K Erica ^a   Gochfeld, Deborah J ^b   Slattery, Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CORAL REEF; FISH; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; PREY LOCATION; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ANTHOZOA; CORYPHOPTERUS GLAUCOFRAENUM; EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS; GNATHOLEPIS THOMPSONI; GOBIIDAE; PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 84875379939     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2156-6     Document Type: Article

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