Habitat preferences of a corallivorous reef fish: Predation risk versus food quality

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 613-622

  Brooker, R M ^a   Munday, P L ^a   Mcleod, I M ^a   Jones, G P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acropora; Coral reef fish; Corallivory; Food quality; Habitat selection; Oxymonacanthus longirostris; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL; CORALLIVORY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; PISCIVORY; PREDATION RISK; REEF; SHELTER; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; KEPPEL ISLANDS; QUEENSLAND;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ACROPORA NOBILIS; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; OXYMONACANTHUS LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 84881255224     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-013-1057-6     Document Type: Article

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