Orientation from open water to settlement habitats by coral reef fish: Behavioral flexibility in the use of multiple reliable cues

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 493, Issue , 2013, Pages 243-257

  Igulu, M M ^a,b   Nagelkerken, I ^a,c   Van Der Beek, M ^a   Schippers, M ^a   Van Eck, R ^a   Mgaya, Y D ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Chemical cues; Coral reef; Coral reef fish; Lutjanus fulviflamma; Mangrove; Seagrass; Sensory modalities

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; CORAL REEF; FITNESS; HABITAT SELECTION; MANGROVE; OPEN WATER; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; SEAGRASS; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

ANTHOZOA; LUTJANUS FULVIFLAMMA;

EID: 84888883503     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10542     Document Type: Article

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