Dietary and Morphological Distinctions Influencing Food Habits of Labrid Fishes at Santa Cataline Island
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Authors
Bryan, Stuart W.
Issue Date
1982
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
The Study of coexistence among groups of organisms has
led to the description of the various means by which these organisms
share available habitat space and food resources. Such investigations
have revealed significant differences in body size, size-selective
feeding habits, morphological feeding adaptations, and behavior
among constituent species as contributing factors.
The present study, performed at the U.S.C. Marine Center,
Santa Catalina Island, is a subtidal ecological investigation
focusing on food habits of three sympatric labrid species, analyzed
to determine mechanisms of coexistence. Distinctions between food
habits of these teleostean fishes are stated in terms of benthic
prey types and abundances available on the sandflat study site,
gut content separations, and morphological differences.
Description
x, 84 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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